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Suicides Devastated and Galvanized Routt County, Which Now Has a Mental Health Response Team

Source
The Colorado Sun
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Date
Oct 30, 2025
Summary
Describes community-wide efforts to combat an increase in suicides in rural Colorado. Highlights a mental health response team comprised of police and a mental health professional. Discusses rural specific drivers of suicide rates.
Tagged as
Behavioral health workforce · Community and faith-based initiatives · Criminal justice system · Mental health · Suicide and suicide prevention · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention · Colorado