Colorado suicide rate jumps to highest level in 20 years 
Last year wasn’t just bad for business in Colorado. It also marked the state’s highest suicide rate in 20 years, a statistic driven in part by the sour economy.
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment reported that 940 people committed suicide last year, a rate of 18.4 for every 100,000.
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