State leaders announce $2M suicide prevention campaign

(Rick Egan | Tribune file photo) In this Dec. 7, 2018, file photo Losa Smith, Jodian Grant, Joanna Hildreth-Castrejon sing with the BYU Women of Color Club, during a candlelight vigil on the Provo school's campus for a student who died by suicide that week.Editor’s note: This story discusses suicide. If you or people you know are at risk of self-harm, the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline provides 24-hour support at 1-800-273-8255.

In the last five years, Utah has lost roughly 3,200 residents to suicide, Rep. Steve Eliason said Monday, a number equivalent to the combined populations of Daggett and Piute Counties.

And in just the past year, the Sandy Republican said, the loss of life to…