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Send Silence Packing Tomorrow!

Posted: May 4, 2010

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Active Minds OSU is hosting a special event tomorrow, May 5th from 10am-4pm on the Oval.

Send Silence Packing is an exhibit of 1,100 backpacks representing the 1,100 college students lost to suicide each year. Active Minds continues to collect backpacks and personal stories from families and friends whose lives have been touched by suicide.  By displaying backpacks with personal stories that put a face to statistics, Send Silence Packing carries the message that preventing suicide is not just about lowering numbers, but also about saving the lives of students, daughters, sons, brothers, sisters and friends across the nation.

We each have a part to play.  By learning more about college student suicide, speaking out, and changing the conversation about mental health from one dominated by stigma and ignorance to one of support and understanding, we can all save lives. It is a very moving and visual exhibit of the tragedy this population is facing.  We encourage all Ohio State students to visit the event with their friends and loved ones

BuckMD

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