On Sunday, October 5, 2008, the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention will host its fifth annual 5K Out of the Darkness community walk on Long Island. Students and faculty from Touro Law Center are invited to walk either individually or as a team.
A major goal of this event is to show support for the families and friends of the 32,000 American who die by suicide, and the 20 million people who suffer from depression, each year. Support of the community walks also helps to raise funds for suicide prevention research and educational programs, erase the stigma surrounding suicide and its causes, and encourage those who are suffering from mental illness to seek treatment.
To learn more about this walk and to register online, you can go to www.outofthedarkness.org. If you are interested in walking and/or forming a team, you may contact Dale Camhi at dcamhi@afsp.org or 516-869-4215.
This year, walk organizers are offering a special "booster sign" with the name of your school, posted along the walk route for a sponsorship of $150.
For additional information about AFSP or the Long Island chapter, please consult thew ebsite at www.afsp.org/longisland.
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