DENVER (AP) — In some versions of a story Jan. 2 about the slaying of a Colorado sheriff's deputy, The Associated Press, relying on information from the Colorado Department of Human Services, reported erroneously that more than 580,000 people have taken advantage of mental health services in the state since they were expanded after a 2012 mass shooting. The department said Wednesday that agencies have provided mental health services more than 580,000 times, but some of those instances might have been one individual getting help multiple times.
A corrected version of the story is below:
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