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Suicide rate soars in Colorado | NewsFirst5.com | Colorado Springs | Pueblo |

Suicides soared in Colorado in 2009, according to the Colorado Department of Health. The suicide rate is the highest in more than 20 years. Colorado annually has a suicide rate that is approximately 40 percent higher than the U.S. rate, according to Jarrod Hindman, program manager of the department's Office of Suicide Prevention. But last year, it increased even more with 940 deaths reported.

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