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  • Summit County has a suicide rate of 12.2 per every 100,000 persons
  • Summit County is higher than the national average of 11.5 per every 100,000 persons
  • Summit County ranks 31 out of 88 Ohio counties with 1 being the county with the highest suicide rate
  • 75.5% of suicides are male
  • In Summit, 45-54 age group has the highest suicide rate

Mental Health Board Contact Information

County of Summit ADM Board
 
100 West Cedar Street, Suite 300
Akron, OH 44307		   William Harper, Executive Director
billh@admboard.org
1 330-762-3500
www.admboard.org

County Coalition Contact Information

Suicide Preventioin Coalition: Yes   Implementation Grants Received: Yes
Year Established: 2006   Mini-Grants Received: Yes
     
Andrea Denton   dentona@admboard.org

Suicides by Age Group  

Year
<=12
13 - 18
19 - 25
26 - 35
36 - 50
51 - 65
66 +
Total
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2004
1
1
11
8
21
11
10
63
2005
0
7
6
11
20
14
5
63
2006
0
7
8
11
26
17
9
78
2007
1
2
6
7
18
15
8
57
2008
0
5
7
7
30
19
5
73
2009
0
2
4
3
2
0
0
11
                 
Source: Ohio Department of Health

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Ohio Senate
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