Mile High Magazine 12/29/2024 Part 2 Colorado Department of Health and Environment

Dr. Lena Heilmann, Director, Office of Suicide Prevention

Summary: For decades the prevailing thought was suicide was highest during the Holiday period however recent studies show that is not the case. In Colorado, the 8^th leading cause of death is suicide, with the state in 2020 losing 101 children ages 10-19 to suicide. This program provides insights and prevention information to those at risk during the holiday’s to reconsider such thoughts.

https://cdphe.colorado.gov/suicide-prevention

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