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A new report from the Washtenaw County Health Department highlights recent suicide trends in Dexter, Chelsea, Saline, and Milan, revealing areas of both progress and concern in local mental health outcomes.
Washtenaw County continues to see a decline in suicide deaths, according to the Washtenaw County Health Department’s June 2025 report. The overall suicide rate in the county dropped to 9.1 deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024, the lowest level since 2018. This remains below both the Michigan and U.S. averages, and under the Healthy People 2030 goal of 12.8 per 100,000…