Suicide Prevention Lecture

In lieu of the recent suicides across the nation, it is time to getting talking about suicide awareness and prevention. Please join Dan Reidenberg who is the Executive Director of SAVE (Suicide Awareness Voices of Education), for a FREE lecture at 5:30pm on Monday, October 25, 2010 at Coffman Memorial Union, Mississippi Room.

SAVE is a national non-profit agency working to prevent suicide and help suicide survivors and those suffering with brain illnesses. He is also the Managing Director of the National Council for Suicide Prevention, serves on the Steering Committees for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline and the Suicide Prevention Resource Center and the Advisory Committee of Reachout.com. Dr. Reidenberg is also the US Representative to the International Association for Suicide Prevention.

Suicide is the third leading cause of death among people ages 15-24, and the second leading cause of death in college students. Each year, 1,100 college students are lost to suicide. One in four college students struggle with a mental illnesses, such as depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety, or eating disorders.

This event, free and open to the public, and is part of the Magraw-Fuller Lecture Series. For more information, contact Eva Widder at ewidder@umn.edu or by phone at (612) 626-5146.

If you end up going, let me know what you thought of the event!