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  • Van Wert County has a suicide rate of 7.5 per every 100,000 persons
  • Van Wert County is lower than the national average of 11.5 per every 100,000 persons
  • Van Wert County ranks 79 out of 88 Ohio counties with 1 being the county with the highest suicide rate
  • 100% of suicides are male
  • In Van Wert, 75-84 age group has the highest suicide rate

Mental Health Board Contact Information

Mercer, Van Wert, & Paulding ADAMH Board
 
1054 South Washington Street
Van Wert, OH 45891		   Keith Turvy, Executive Director
turvy@nwbright.net
1 419-238-5464

County Coalition Contact Information

Suicide Preventioin Coalition: No   Implementation Grants Received: No
Year Established:   Mini-Grants Received: No
     
  

Suicides by Age Group  

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

Representation

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