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Utah officials push ‘unprecedented’ campaign to reduce Latino suicide rates
Utah’s Hispanic population suffers disproportionately higher suicide, depression rates; Cox urges Latinos ‘¡Tienes el poder de salvar una vida!’
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Project assistant Mati Simonds, left, and artist Roger Whiting, of Community Arts of Utah, stand near their mosaic mural on 2700 West between 3500 South and 3100 South in West Valley City on Tuesday, March 16, 2021. Earlier, Gov. Spencer Cox and West Valley Mayor Ron Bigelow held a bilingual press event at West Valley City Hall to unveil the mural, dedicated to those who have taken their own lives, and a media campaign to raise awareness of mental health and suicide prevention resources available to Utah’s Latino community.