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Six times as many people in Colorado die by suicide as die by homicide, making suicide the seventh-leading cause of death overall in this state.
The local chapter of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention will hold a to raise money for community programs, research and advocacy. The “out of the darkness” community walk is from 10 a.m.-noon at Coors Field.
The event last year included 3,000 participants and raised $200,000, organizers said.
Gov. John Hickenlooper signed a new law in June to create an Office of Suicide Prevention within the state health department. On average, one person dies by suicide in Colorado every eight hours.
