Suicide support group formed

Scott Seitz2
Dec 25, 2012









* 76.9 percent of suicides are male.



NCSOS is listed on the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention ( and the American Association of Suicidology ( websites under the support group categories. A Facebook group has also been created for members to stay informed on upcoming events and can be found at Any questions or concerns can be sent to the group's email address: or by writing NCSOS, P.O. Box 351, Willard, OH 44890.




I applaud the efforts of those founding this support group. These folks may never get to know the real reason why something happened, because they can't ask the one person who did know. However, I DO take exception to the statistics quoted in the article. "According to the Ohio Suicide Prevention website (, the statistics for Huron County are as follows:" The statistics they provide in text do not match what they provide on their own website. I checked for numerouse counties, and they just don't match. The statistic for Huron and Seneca counties both show the 85+ age bracket as having the highest rate, but according to the spreadsheet they provide for the newest year reported, 2010, NO county had that age bracket as highest. Neither Seneca OR Huron county reported a suicide in that age bracket for 2010. Also, I would like to see ratios for the given counties based on actual populations, since many counties don't even have 100,000 residents. Scott, I know your name is on the article, and that they probably just gave you a few lines of text and a website. I would ask, for the sake of journalistic integrity, that you would do a bit more fact-checking before publishing. See if the data match the textbox statements. Thank you, and my condolences and best wishes for those trying to cope.


There has been a suicide survivors support group at Sheri's coffee house in Norwalk for the last year. They meet on Thursday nights at 6:00pm every week.OPEN to ALL. These groups have been needed in this area for a long time ALL MUST HEAL.


scooter58 - I am the one that wrote this article (Jynelle Rex) and those stats were taken verbatim from the website cited. Is the issue with the website not having correct stats? I will search and see if there is contact email on that website and pass along your thoughts. Thank you for taking to time to read this.


grandpa4life - When I researched support groups online, I was not able to find the one at Sheri's coffeehouse. Have you considered publicizing it on the web so people can find it when they are searching for one? Also, is your support group peer-led or is it professionally led? That was the only distinction I was making in the article -- that according to my research, there were no other strictly peer-led support groups in the area. I am so glad to hear there is a group in Norwalk helping those in need.


Scooter58 - This is the page with the stats: