Number of suicides in 2020 about average despite coronavirus hardships in La Plata County
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Breeah Kinsella, executive director for Celebrating Healthy Communities, leads a group training in 2018. Kinsella said the community was able to avoid a spike in suicides this year by increasing access to services and relief money.
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Number of suicides in 2020 about average despite coronavirus hardships in La Plata County
Breeah Kinsella, executive director for Celebrating Healthy Communities, leads a group training in 2018. Kinsella said the community was able to avoid a spike in suicides this year by increasing access to services and relief money.