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Medical examiner reports rise in local suicides; county forming fatality review team
Summary
Debbie Stadola, the county medical examiner, told the Public Safety Committee that case volume rose about 5% over 2024 and suicides increased to 34 this year; she said the county will launch a fatality review team and distribute family support packets for suicide loss.
Debbie Stadola, Washington County medical examiner, told the Public Safety Committee that the office handled roughly a 5% increase in caseload over 2024 and recorded 34 suicides in the most recent year, up from 27 in 2024 and 24 in 2023.
Stadola said the office had about 1,69 cases in the period covered by the annual report and that only two cases remained pending; she said the office is finalizing a family support packet for those suffering suicide loss and expects to begin distribution when printed materials arrive. "We are kind of…
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