National Suicide Prevention Week
Gillian Goodloe, a food science, nutrition and health promotion graduate student from Canton, holds backpacks being placed on MSU's Drill Field this week as part of the university's observance ofÌýNational Suicide Prevention Week. The Ìýannually holds this event to raise awareness for the approximately 48,000 lives lost to suicide in the U.S. each year and encourage help-seeking. The display includesÌý1,100 backpacks to represent the estimated number of college students who dieÌýeach year from suicide. Suicide prevention resources such as the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline and the Crisis Text Line are available, as well as information about free counseling for Â̾ÞÈËÊÓƵstudentsÌýprovided by .Ìý
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