ESU Participates in Suicide Prevention Walk, April 23

Thirty percent of college students feel so depressed that they cannot function, according to a study done by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIH). This depression is what marks suicide as the third leading cause of death of young people.

Students at East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania want to make a difference in these statistics. On Saturday, April 23, ESU will be joining thousands of students across the country in a walk to fight suicide. Out of the Darkness, a national walk that raises money for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, will begin at ESU at 12 p.m. on the front lawn of the Hoeffner Science & Technology Center, Normal Street.

This is the third year the university is participating in the suicide walk. ESU partners with the Monroe County Coalition for Suicide Prevention to bring the walk to campus, according to Linda Van Meter, Ph.D., director and chair of counseling & psychological services. “We hope many come out and join the walk,” she said. “Education and awareness as to how we can help those in pain and those who are left to grieve are so important.”

The walk is free of charge and open to the public. Registration is at 11 a.m. and the walk is predicted to conclude at 1 p.m. This event is open to the public and it is free of charge. There will be free t-shirts for participants who are walking. Donations are welcomed. For more information contact counseling and psychological services at 570-422-3277.

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