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State commission looks to lower Colorado’s suicide rates

DENVER I Colorado continues to have one of the highest suicide rates in the nation, but a new state commission has begun to tackle the problem.

The Colorado State Legislature created the Suicide Prevention Commission to identify statewide priorities and partnerships in suicide prevention. Commissioners from across Colorado met for the first time Oct. 17. They began developing strategies and identified their first priority: working with Colorado Crisis Support Services to make sure patients admitted…