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  • Jefferson County has a suicide rate of 9.5 per every 100,000 persons
  • Jefferson County is lower than the national average of 11.5 per every 100,00 persons
  • Jefferson County ranks 65 out of 88 Ohio counties with 1 being the county with the highest suicide rate
  • 81.8% of suicides are male
  • In Jefferson, 85+ age group has the highest suicide rate

Mental Health Board Contact Information

Jefferson County Prevention and Recovery Board
 
500 Market Street, Suite 600
Steubenville, OH 43592		   Pam Petrilla, Executive Director
petrillap@jcprb.org
1 740-282-1300
www.jcprb.org

County Coalition Contact Information

Suicide Preventioin Coalition: Yes   Implementation Grants Received: Yes
Year Established: 2005   Mini-Grants Received: Yes
     
Daniel P. Obertance   obertanced@jcprb.org

Suicides by Age Group  

Year
<=12
13 - 18
19 - 25
26 - 35
36 - 50
51 - 65
66 +
Total
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2009
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
2
2008
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
3
2007
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
5
2006
0
1
2
0
3
4
2
12
2005
0
0
0
1
1
3
0
5
2004
0
0
0
2
0
1
2
5
                 
Source: Ohio Department of Health

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Ohio Senate
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