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Colorado saw 32% drop in older teens dying by suicide between 2020 and 2022

Rate remains unchanged for younger adolescents, new Kids Count in Colorado report shows

CENTENNIAL, CO - AUGUST- Flowers have ...
Helen H. Richardson, The Denver Post
Flowers have been left on a wall at Clarity Commons Park as a memorial at Arapahoe High School for a student who took his own life while using social media, on Aug. 31, 2017 in Centennial. Two young students from Littleton Public Schools have died by suicide over a two-day period, concerning parents, students and schools. Clarity Commons Park was created for student Claire Davis who was killed in a school shooting at the high school.
DENVER, CO - MARCH 7:  Meg Wingerter - Staff portraits at the Denver Post studio.  (Photo by Eric Lutzens/The Denver Post)
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Younger teens' suicide deaths remained roughly level year-over-year, though, with 17 fatalities among people between 10 and 14 in 2022.
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