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  • Putnam County has a suicide rate of 7.4 per every 100,000 persons
  • Putnam County is lower than the national average of 11.5 per every 100,000 persons
  • Putnam County ranks 80 out of 88 Ohio counties with 1 being the county with the highest suicide rate
  • 62.5% of suicides are male
  • In Putnam, 75-84 age group has the highest suicide rate

Mental Health Board Contact Information

MH & ADA Recovery Board of Putnam County
 
P.O. Box 410
Ottawa, OH 45875		   Michael Ruhe, Executive Director
mruhe@pathwaysputnam.org
1 419-523-0027

County Coalition Contact Information

Suicide Preventioin Coalition: Yes   Implementation Grants Received: Yes
Year Established: 2006   Mini-Grants Received: Yes
     
Robert Williams   rwilliams@pathwaysputnam.org

Suicides by Age Group  

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

Representation

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