Epidemiologist presents county suicide data, flags data access and certification issues
Hillary Gross presented Frederick County suicide statistics covering 2010–2025 and urged the council to consider comparative data; Gross said she lacks access to other jurisdictions' death-certificate data and questioned the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner's certification criteria for suicides.
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Hillary Gross, an epidemiologist with Frederick County Behavioral Health Services, presented county suicide statistics in a 2010–2025 dataset to raise the council's awareness of trends and possible areas for intervention. Gross framed the presentation as informational, saying the intent "was just to make this council aware of the issue in our county," and council members discussed the value of comparing county figures with regional or national data to identify effective interventions.
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