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Out of the Darkness Community Walk

Support the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention by participating in the Out of the Darkness Community Walk on October 14, 2012 in St Paul, MN. Proceeds will benefit local and national suicide prevention and awareness programs. The walk is 1.67 miles and will be held at Como Park at 10:00am-1:00pm.

A suicide occurs in the US every 15 minutes. There are twice as many deaths due to suicide than HIV/AIDS. Suicide is the 3rd leading cause of all deaths for 15-24
year olds and the 2nd leading cause of death among college students. The highest suicide rate is among men over 85 years old: 65 per 100,000 persons.

AFSP funds research aimed at improving our understanding of suicide and ways to prevent it, as well as educational programs to increase awareness about prevention, warning signs and the psychiatric illnesses thatcan lead to suicide.

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