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As mountain suicides soar, Vail Health is committing $60 million to mental care in Eagle County
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What we learned investigating school safety for our “After Columbine” series
By The Colorado Sun Sun Investigation Primary category in which blog post is published
Opinion: Colorado leaders must prioritize parity in the wake of landmark mental health ruling
By Patrick J. Kennedy Opinion
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The red flag bill again thrusts Colorado’s sheriffs into the gun debate — with legal questions, strong emotions and Facebook letters
More than a dozen county commissions have passed some type of resolution supporting Second Amendment rights, many of them declaring their counties “Second Amendment Sanctuaries"
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One in eight Denver residents is clinically depressed and most aren’t getting treatment, new study says
Public health officials in Denver used electronic records, surveys to pinpoint how many in the city are depressed
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Colorado set up its mental health crisis system four years ago in response to a mass shooting. It’s about to transform.
State officials say the transformation will increase services and improve mobile response. But the contractors running the system since it began predict uncoordinated “hodgepodge.”
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“He seemed to have it all”: Arapahoe High School senior’s suicide rattles emotionally fatigued, frightened community
Colorado’s teen suicide rates have reached a “crisis” level
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One in three Colorado suicide deaths followed binge drinking, study finds
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment study was the first to examine link between suicide and alcohol
