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Author
Publisher
Health Management Associates
Pub. Date
2018.
Description
Since 2009, Colorado has seen an almost yearly increase in the number of suicide deaths. Between 2015 and 2017 in Colorado, there were 222 suicide deaths of young people between the ages of 10 and 18. Of those deaths, 67.6 percent were male (150 deaths) and 32.4 percent were female (72 deaths). Interviews gathered information about youth suicide in each community, such as activities and efforts related to prevention, the current impact of suicide...
Author
Series
Research publication volume no. 727
Publisher
Colorado Legislative Council
Pub. Date
2019.
Publisher
Colorado Department of Public Safety, Colorado School Safety Resource Center
Pub. Date
2010.
Description
This guide includes a variety of resources that address suicide prevention and intervention for youth. Programs reviewed by and listed with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (NREPP) and/or the Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC-EBPP) have been noted.
Author
Series
Research publication volume no. 654
Publisher
Colorado Legislative Council
Pub. Date
2015.
Author
Series
Health watch volume no. 94
Publisher
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Health Statistics and Evaluation Branch
Pub. Date
2014.
Description
Suicide is a public health issue of significant concern nationally and in the state of Colorado. The adolescent population is a particularly vulnerable group which is in many ways less understood than adults, and whose suicides rank high in terms of years of life lost. Additionally, suicides in this population could be more easily preventable through parental interaction and limiting access to lethal means.
Author
Series
Health watch volume no. 117
Publisher
[Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Office of eHealth and Data]
Pub. Date
2021.
Description
Colorado has had one of the highest suicide rates in the nation, being among the ten states with the highest suicide rates for the past eight consecutive years. This report presents the most current available suicide mortality data among Colorado veterans of the US Armed Forces from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. This report features demographics, injury specifics, contributing circumstances, and toxicology findings associated...
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Series
Health watch volume no. 111
Publisher
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Office of eHealth and Data
Pub. Date
2020.
Description
The suicide rate in Colorado has been steadily increasing since 2006, and presents a serious public health concern. Colorado also often ranks in the top ten highest suicide rates in the nation. In light of this there has been an increase in efforts around suicide prevention throughout the state and nationally. One specific population that is at increased risk of suicide are older adults (ages 65 and up). Suicide rates among older males are particularly...
Author
Series
Health watch volume no. 107
Publisher
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Vital Statistics and Registries Branch
Pub. Date
2019.
Description
In Colorado and throughout the nation there are growing and concerted public health efforts to reduce suicide and other preventable deaths. On the continuum of mental health care usage and suicide risk are those who have struggled with some form of criminal legal problem. This is a population that has an especially high risk of suicide. Those exiting the criminal justice system on probation have been shown to have significantly higher suicide rates...
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