A team of over 45 Roadrunners attended Bergen County’s American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) Out of the Darkness Walk at Saddle River County Park on Sunday morning. Together, Ramapo’s team raised $1,137 for AFSP. The walk began with a brief speech and some opening remarks. The all-volunteer event staff […]
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CHCS destigmatizes mental illness with students
The Center for Health and Counseling Services (CHCS) held a screening of “It’s Real: College Students and Mental Health” in Laurel Hall on Sept. 28. The event comes at the end of Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. Megan Johnston, the health educator with CHCS, said the goal of the event was […]
Suicide Awareness Day Sheds Light on Internal Struggles, Inspires Hope and Support
Photo Courtesy of Kate Elizabeth, Flickr Creative Commons I am writing this on September 10, 2015. To some, this is just another regular day on the calendar, but to others, it is known as Suicide Awareness Day. The word suicide holds a lot of heaviness and is a subject most […]