Though the Lake Tahoe region has rates higher than the state average, residents are addressing a shortage of services<\/p>\n
Every year, about 2 million people come to the outdoor paradise of Lake Tahoe, which offers snowy ski slopes in the winter and sunny lakeside activities in the summer. At more than 6,000ft in elevation, the alpine community centers on the stunningly blue lake, which spans the California-Nevada border and is often called \u201cthe jewel of the Sierra\u201d.<\/p>\n
But beneath this idyllic scenery lies something known as the \u201cparadise paradox\u201d. As in many US resort areas, the suicide rates in the Tahoe region, including the city of Truckee, are far higher than the state average \u2013 and these communities don\u2019t have enough resources to deal with the issue.<\/p>\n
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