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Pikes Peak Suicide Prevention
Presenter:
Cassandra Walton, Executive Director, Pikes Peak Suicide Prevention and Co-Chair of The Suicide Prevention Collaborative of El Paso County
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Summary:
The mission of Pikes Peak Suicide Prevention Partnership is to unite the community in addressing suicide in the Pikes Peak Region through education, intervention, and postvention.
Background:
Overview of construction being the most at-risk industry for deaths by suicide:
<https://preventconstructionsuicide.com/Build_Awareness>
Colorado Veteran Suicide Data:
<https://www.mentalhealth.va.gov/docs/data-sheets/2019/2019-State-Data-Sheet-Colorado-508.pdf>
The Trevor Project’s 2022 National Survey on LGBTQ Youth Mental Health:
<https://www.thetrevorproject.org/survey-2022/>
Overview of Colorado National Collaborative & Suicide Prevention Pillars
CNC-One-Pager.pdf (allianceforsuicideprevention.org) <https://allianceforsuicideprevention.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/CNC-One-Pager.pdf>
Zero Suicide Colorado
<https://cdphe.colorado.gov/suicide-prevention/zero-suicide-colorado>
Mental Health Resources in El Paso County:
MentalHealthResources-Guide-V3.pdf (spcollab.org) <https://spcollab.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/MentalHealthResources-Guide-V3.pdf>
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