Suicide Rate Already as High as for All of Last Year
Posted by Janey Sorensen on May 5, 2011 at 3:42pm
From an article posted on the Telluride Watch.
A huge surge in suicides during the first quarter of this year has mental health practitioners worried. If the trend continues, this could be a record-breaking year.
The Center for Mental Health says that in 2010, there were 15 suicides in the six-county coverage area of Montrose, San Miguel, Delta, Ouray, Gunnison and Hinsdale counties. Already this year, from Jan. 1 through April 25, an alarming number – 14 people – have taken their own lives. Eight suicides were in Montrose County, four in Delta County and one each in Gunnison and San Miguel. No suicides were reported from Ouray or Hinsdale counties.
Read more: Watch Newspapers - Suicide Rate Already as High as for All of Last Year
