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State Suicide Prevention Website: Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment, Office of Suicide Prevention State Coalition Website: Suicide Prevention Coalition of Colorado (SPCC)
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Contacts
Lena Heilmann, PhD, MNM
Director, Suicide Prevention Strategies
4300 Cherry Creek Dr South
Denver, CO 80246
[email protected]
State and Community Organizations
  • Colorado Office of Suicide Prevention
  • NAMI Colorado (303) 321-3104
  • Mental Health Colorado (720) 208-2220
  • AFSP (American Foundation for Suicide Prevention - Colorado
  • HEARTBEAT Grief Support Following Suicide
  • Sources of Strength (701) 471-7186
  • Yellow Ribbon Int'l Suicide Prevention Program (303) 429-3530
  • University of Colorado Depression Center (303) 724-3300
  • Second Wind Fund - Your Community, Your Kids (303) 988-2645
  • Colorado School Safety Resource Center (303) 239-4435
All Organizations in this State
Current GLS, NSSP, and Zero Suicide Grantees
  • Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
  • Colorado State Department of Public Health and the Environment
  • Community College of Aurora
  • University of Colorado Denver
All Organizations in this State See Full Listing of Grantees
Prevention Plans
  • Office of Suicide Prevention Annual Report 2019-2020
Resources and Tools
NEWS/HIGHLIGHT

Colorado Legislator Acts with Bold Humility to Prevent Suicide

2020
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Building State and Local Funding in Colorado

2020
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NEWS/HIGHLIGHT

COLORADO: Mental Health Care in Colorado Has Gone Virtual Thanks to Coronavirus. For Some Patients, It’s Long Overdue.

2020
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NEWS/HIGHLIGHT

COLORADO: A Construction Company Embraces Frank Talk about Mental Health to Reduce Suicide

2020
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COLORADO: Organizations across Colorado Are Integrating Physical and Mental Health Services

2019
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NEWS/HIGHLIGHT

Colorado’s Office of Suicide Prevention and Suicide Prevention Commission

2019
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NEWS/HIGHLIGHT

COLORADO: Mental Health Training Mandatory for Colorado Coaches

2019
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NEWS/HIGHLIGHT

COLORADO: First-of-Its-Kind Study of Colorado Suicides Reveals Traumatized Communities—for Reasons that Differ across the State

2019
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NEWS/HIGHLIGHT

COLORADO: Gun Shops Work with Doctors to Prevent Suicide by Firearm

2018
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COLORADO: Colorado Launching Suicide Prevention Efforts

2018
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COLORADO: As Suicide Rates Rise, Colorado Is Fighting to Turn the Tide

2018
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NEWS/HIGHLIGHT

COLORADO: A Risky Business—Examining Suicide in Construction

2018
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NEWS/HIGHLIGHT

COLORADO: Longmont Library Launches Well-Being Bags to Spark Conversations about Mental Health

2018
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NEWS/HIGHLIGHT

COLORADO: Colorado Is Leading the Country in Suicide Prevention Work

2018
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Article/Chapter

Broad-based assessment of suicide data and suicide prevention services through the Colorado National Collaborative

2018
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NEWS/HIGHLIGHT

COLORADO: Colo. Sheriff’s Office to Pair Mental Health Specialists with Deputies

2018
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The Suicide Prevention Resource Center at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center is supported by a grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS), under Grant No. 1H79SM083028

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