Ann Arbor ''Out of the Darkness'' Suicide Prevention Walk
Date: September 19, 2010
Time: 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Event Description
A major goal of this event is to show support for the families and friends of the 33,000 Americans who die by suicide each year and the 20 million people who suffer from depression. The walk is designed to help erase the stigma surrounding suicide and its causes, encourage those who are suffering from mental illness to seek treatment and also helps to raise funds for suicide prevention research and educational programs in the Ann Arbor area and around the country.
Registration is available at www.outofthedarkness.org - just click on the "Find an Event Near You" link on the top right hand corner. Participants may register individually or can create a team. It is free to register and attend; participants are encouraged to consider inviting family, friends, neighbors, and co-workers to walk as well.
