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HOW A LOCAL CONSTRUCTION COMPANY IS PREVENTING SUICIDE

By: Kyle Dyer, KUSA

DENVER - What you do for a living can make you more at risk for suicide.

People who work in isolation or have unsteady employment like in the agriculture and forestry industries are at the greatest risk. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently reported there are 85 suicides per 100,000 workers in those fields. 

Construction workers, carpenters and electricians also have a high risk for suicide (CDC: 53 suicides per 100,000).

When you consider how many construction projects are going on throughout the Denver metro area, the statistics are even more alarming.

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