ERPO in 8 charts: What we learned from reading hundreds of ‘red flag’ cases in Colorado

A smaller number of respondents — about a third of all cases — were reportedly considering death by suicide. The lower prevalence of suicidal people is “surprising,” said Chris Knoepke, assistant professor at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. “We know risk of self-harm, risk of suicide, is more prevalent in general than very high-level threats to other people,” Knoepke said.