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Out of the Darkness Walks

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Out of the Darkness Community Walks Out of the Darkness Overnight

www.outofthedarkness.org

The Out of the Darkness Community Walks are 3-5 mile walks taking place in over 200 communities across the country this fall.

By walking in the Out of the Darkness Community Walks to benefit the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP), you will be walking with thousands of people nationwide to raise money for AFSP's vital research and education programs to prevent suicide and save lives, increase national awareness about depression and suicide, advocate for mental health issues, and assist survivors of suicide loss.

Introducing this spring..

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www.theovernight.org

The Out of the Darkness Overnight is an 18-mile journey through the night, from dusk until dawn. It's a unique opportunity to bring the issues of depression and suicide into the light as we walk together to turn heartbreak into hope for tomorrow.

Join us on June 26-27, 2010 as thousands of Walkers like you come together in Boston, Massachusetts - a city rich with history and filled with the energy that we know will fuel our quest for awareness and prevention.

By walking in the Out of the Darkness Community Walks, Out of the Darkness Campus Walks and the Out of the Darkness Overnight, you will be helping to support the following:

  • Invest in new research studies that will advance understanding of the causes of suicide and its prevention
  • Organize new AFSP chapters across the country
  • Recruit thousands of additional grassroots volunteers to advocate for suicide prevention
  • Implement our Interactive Screening Program in colleges around the country, which screens students for depression online and connects them directly to the campus counseling center.
  • Expand the survivor outreach program which links trained volunteer survivors with the recently bereaved to offer support
  • Distribute AFSP’s new educational film for high school students to teach them about adolescent depression and the importance of getting help. The program also contains a film and materials to train teachers, guidance counselors and other school personnel about suicide prevention
  • Use our film on physician depression and suicide to educate physicians and medical students to recognize depression in themselves and their patients

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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