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  • Hocking County has a suicide rate of 19.7 per every 100,000 persons
  • Hocking County is higher than the national average of 11.5 per every 100,000 persons
  • Hocking County ranks 4 out of 88 Ohio counties with 1 being the county with the highest suicide rate
  • 83.3% of suicides are male
  • In Hocking, 75-84 age group has the highest suicide rate

Mental Health Board Contact Information

Athens-Hocking-Vinton 317 Board
 
7990 Dairy Lane, P.O. Box 130
Athens, OH 45701		   Earl Cecil, Executive Director
earl@ahv317.co.athens.oh.us
1 740-593-3177
www.317board.org

County Coalition Contact Information

Suicide Preventioin Coalition: Yes   Implementation Grants Received: Yes
Year Established: 2007   Mini-Grants Received: Yes
     
Bill Dunlap   bill@ahv317.co.athens.oh.us

Suicides by Age Group  

Year
<=12
13 - 18
19 - 25
26 - 35
36 - 50
51 - 65
66 +
Total
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2008
0
1
0
0
3
1
2
7
2007
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
5
2006
0
1
0
1
1
4
1
8
2005
0
0
0
1
1
3
1
6
2004
0
0
2
0
2
0
0
4
                 
Source: Ohio Department of Health

Representation

Ohio House of Representatives
Ohio Senate
United States House of Representatives
United States Senate

 

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