{"id":43635,"date":"2016-03-08T13:00:58","date_gmt":"2016-03-08T23:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=43635"},"modified":"2023-03-15T13:40:17","modified_gmt":"2023-03-15T23:40:17","slug":"students-take-to-the-streets-to-fight-suicide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2016\/03\/08\/students-take-to-the-streets-to-fight-suicide\/","title":{"rendered":"Students take to the streets to fight suicide"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> < 1<\/span> minute<\/span><\/span>

\"Students<\/p>\n

Suicide is the tenth leading cause of death in the United States, yet suicide is preventable. On Wednesday, March 2 more than 150 students, employees and community members participated in the inaugural Hawai\u02bbi<\/span> Out of Darkness<\/a> campus walk at Honolulu Community College<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This walk supports the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention<\/a>\u2019s local and national programs and its bold goal to reduce the annual rate of suicide 20 percent by 2025.<\/p>\n

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Community resource organizations were on hand to share information.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cWe walk to support those who suffer from mental health conditions and honor those that have passed away from suicide. This is a first for the University of Hawai\u02bbi<\/span> System and we were honored to host this walk on our campus,\u201d says Kimberly Gallant<\/strong>, licensed clinical social worker of Honolulu Community College<\/a>\u2019s Wellness Center.<\/p>\n

The event also included related resource organizations who shared information about their services to the campus community, and a special remembrance take away activity was planned for participants. The one mile walk started at noon on the campus mall, and the route took walkers on to Kokea Street and Dillingham Boulevard and looped them back on to the campus mall.<\/p>\n

The Honolulu Out of Darkness Walk is one of more than 360 Out of the Darkness Community Walks being held nationwide this year. The walks are expected to unite more than 100,000 walkers and raise millions for suicide prevention efforts.<\/p>\n

Photos from the walk<\/h2>\n

For photos, go to Honolulu CC<\/abbr>\u2019s Flickr album<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u2014By Billie Lueder<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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