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  • Knox County has a suicide rate of 9.1 per every 100,000 persons
  • Knox County is lower than the national average of 11.5 per every 100,000 persons
  • Knox County ranks 70 out of 88 Ohio counties with 1 being the county with the highest suicide rate
  • 100% of suicides in Knox County are male
  • In Knox County, the 65-74 age group has the highest suicide rate

Mental Health Board Contact Information

Licking & Knox Counties MHRS Board
 
1435-B West Main Street
Newark, OH 43055		   Wendy Williams, Executive Director
wwilliams@bhg.org
1 740-522-1234
www.lickingknonxcmhrb.org

County Coalition Contact Information

Suicide Preventioin Coalition: Yes   Implementation Grants Received: Yes
Year Established: 2004   Mini-Grants Received: Yes
     
  

Suicides by Age Group  

Year
<=12
13 - 18
19 - 25
26 - 35
36 - 50
51 - 65
66 +
Total
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2009
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2008
0
0
1
2
1
2
0
6
2007
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
2
2006
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
3
2005
0
1
1
1
2
1
0
6
2004
0
1
1
0
3
2
0
7
                 
Source: Ohio Department of Health

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