As veteran suicide rates climb, some Colorado hospitals provide gun safes to at-risk veterans

DENVER – A new initiative is helping some Denver-area hospitals get lifesaving equipment into the hands of veterans who are at risk for harming themselves. Veterans tend to own guns more than the general population. Chuck Frame, a licensed professional counselor with AdventHealth, said that can be concerning because data from the VA shows that of adults who die by suicide, firearms are used far more often by veterans than by non-veterans.

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