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Colorado State Suicide Prevention Information

• Contact Information
• Recent Developments
• State Events
• History of State Suicide Prevention Efforts
• State and Local Prevention Resources
• Legislation/Resolutions
• Funding Sources

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Colorado Contact Information:

Please click on contact information to view the person(s) taking the lead in suicide prevention planning efforts in all of the states or territories.

Recent Developments:

• Yellow Ribbon and Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) are now implemented in high schools in Littleton which plans to take this project community-wide in the future
  
  
• A statewide public awareness campaign, including materials, Public Service Announcements, and presentations
  
  
• Suicide intervention and prevention curriculum and trainers available throughout the state
  
  
• A statewide suicide prevention conference
  
  

State Events:

• Feb. 12, 2010
  SafeTALK Suicide Alertness Training & GLBTQ Information Session
  Jefferson Center for Mental Health
  
  

• Apr. 15, 2010 - Apr. 16, 2010
  ASIST Suicide Intervention Skills Training
  Jefferson Center for Mental Health
  
  

Visit the SPRC Calendar of Events for more details on all state and national events. If you would like to add a particular event, please take a moment to fill out our online Add Your Event form.

State and Local Prevention Resources:

Organizations

Materials

• Colorado Link: Teen Suicide Prevention Initiative Evaluation – The Colorado Trust
  
  
• Groups of Mutual Support Leaders' Guide – Heartbeat Survivors After Suicide, Inc.
  
  
• Injury in Colorado Report – Office of Suicide Prevention
  
  
• Preventing Suicide in Colorado: Progress Achieved and Goals for the Future – The Colorado Trust
  
  
• Suicide Prevention and Treatment Programs in Colorado – The Colorado Trust
  
  

Legislation/Resolutions:

• House Bill 1432 – concerning the coordination of suicide prevention programs and an appropriation for said coordination
  
  

Funding Sources:

• 2006 – Garrett Lee Smith SAMHSA grant - $400,000 per year for three years (through Sept. 2009)
  
  
• Colorado General Funds: $272,892
  
  

For assistance, please contact your SPRC Prevention Specialist, Nella Mupier, by email at nmupier@edc.org or telephone at 617-618-2730.

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