Former Democratic congresswoman Yadira Caraveo faced personal struggles while serving in Congress and campaigning for reelection in Colorado.

According to The Daily Caller, the former representative attempted suicide twice in 2024, with incidents occurring in February and April that required emergency response teams to assist her at her residence and congressional office.

Emergency records reveal that on February 8, 2024, police responded to Caraveo's Thornton home after her aides reported concerning behavior.

The situation resulted in her being placed under a 72-hour mental health hold at St. Anthony North Hospital after she allegedly consumed 19 sleeping pills with alcohol.

Details of April congressional office incident

Two months after the first incident, emergency responders found Caraveo unresponsive at her Northglenn congressional office. She had reportedly taken approximately 20 lorazepam pills, a medication commonly prescribed for anxiety treatment.

The April 6 episode occurred on a day when Caraveo was scheduled to meet Latino leaders and launch her campaign headquarters. While she was transported to the hospital, her campaign events continued without her presence.

Former staffers decided to speak out about these incidents after Caraveo recently downplayed their severity during a Colorado Public Radio interview. They expressed concern about her public characterization of the events.

Caraveo's public response and contradictions

During her radio appearance, Caraveo provided her account of the February incident. She explained:

There was one instance in which I took my usual sleeping pills, and they didn't work. And so I took a couple of more and they didn't work, and I took a couple of more and I was still awake and anxious. I remember going online and — ever the doctor — looking up the dose that would land me in the intensive care unit and then taking just shy of that. I had been talking to a staffer at the time about what my schedule was the following day. And I had texted her, 'If I don't wake up tomorrow, tell everybody that I'm sorry.' And so she ended up calling 9-1-1 and an ambulance came to my house.

However, medical documents and responder reports contradict elements of her account. The April overdose involved lorazepam, not sleeping medication, as suggested in her explanation of taking medication for a foot injury.

Legal and privacy considerations

Caraveo's office attempted to prevent the publication of the February incident by sending a cease-and-desist letter just before the election. Both the Northglenn Police Department and Adams County Sheriff's Office declined to release additional information.

Sheriff Gene Claps, who had endorsed Caraveo and appeared in her campaign advertisements, confirmed his presence at the April incident but stated he arrived after emergency personnel were already on the scene.

Critical moments reshape political future

Former Representative Yadira Caraveo's two suicide attempts in 2024 occurred during her term in Congress while she campaigned for reelection. These previously undisclosed incidents came to light as she announced a new congressional bid this year.

The events prompted emergency responses to both her home and congressional office, with medical intervention required in both cases. While Caraveo has attempted to minimize the severity of these incidents, former staff members have come forward to challenge her public statements, leading to increased scrutiny as she pursues another term in Congress.