The Out of Darkness Community Walk, held at NSU on Sunday, Nov. 18, attracted 600 participants and raised $25,000 so far, to support sucide prevention. Donations may still be made online through December 31, 2012 at http://www.outofthedarkness.org/.
The walk benefits the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention in its mission to prevent suicide and assist those affected by suicide. Already over the past four years, NSU’s Lambda Theta Alpha Latin Sorority has raised more than $85,000 to date, to help promote suicide prevention and awareness.
Donations for suicide prevention help support research and educational programs, erase the stigma surrounding suicide and its causes, and encourage those who are suffering from mental illness to seek treatment. “Out of the Darkness” Community Walks take place in more than 200 communities across the country this Fall.
About the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention:
The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention is the leading national not-for-profit organization exclusively dedicated to understanding and preventing suicide through research, education and advocacy, and to reaching out to people with mental disorders and those impacted by suicide.