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Poster for suicide prevention, reading, “Students can save lives.”

Local high school senior starts Students Save Lives chalk walk

Brynne Mann Reporter April 22, 2021

A local high school senior, Julia Hallgren, hosts the first Students Save Lives chalk walk this Sunday to help raise awareness for suicide prevention. The in-person chalk walk was created by Hallgren...

Suicide rates expected to increase after 2020

Cassidy Gladieux Reporter March 30, 2021

If you are in crisis, call the toll-free National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255), available 24/7. The service is available to anyone and all calls are confidential.In Ohio, five people...

Out of The Darkness campus walk to raise awareness for suicide

Jailyn Menefee April 21, 2016

The Out of The Darkness campus walk will start at Risman Plaza from 1-6 p.m. on Saturday to raise money for research, suicide prevention programs and educational programs in order to inform others on how...

Ohio College Counseling Association assesses suicidality among college students

Jessa Schroeder July 13, 2015

The Ohio College Counseling Association hosted a seminar at Kent State University-Stark on Friday to address suicide lethality among college students.The seminar provided clinicians with guidelines to...