'Baltimore Sun': Cockeysville Couple Raise Nearly $1 Million for Suicide Prevention

A family in Cockeysville has been raising money for almost 10 years to help prevent other families from suffering the sort of devastating loss they suffered, according to a Baltimore Sun article.

Sharon and Douglas Strouse lost their daughter, Kristin, to suicide shortly after the September 11 attacks. Kristin, 17, was a college student at the Parsons School of Design in New York City, just blocks from the World Trade Center buildings.

In their grief, the Strouse family decided to help others, and founded an annual charity golf tournament. This summer, the tournament, held at a Hunt Valley country club, raised more than $103,000, bringing the Strouses' fundraising total to nearly $1 million.

According to the article, the funds allow them to “fund or start a series of initiatives to address the warning signs and treatment of depression, as well as art scholarships and public educational symposiums.”

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