Walking with Out of the Darkness to raise awareness to suicides

Suicide is the second leading cause of death for college students. In 2020 for people 15-24 years old who died, 16.9% died from suicide. In 2021 14.5% in the same age bracket died from suicide. Western Carolina University wanted to change that for their students, so a student-run organization, Out of the Darkness, was started […]

Western Carolina is ‘Out of the Dark’

On Saturday, April 18, 2020, Western Carolina University will walk virtually, alongside the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention to support their cause. The North Carolina statewide virtual walk will take place at noon and will be streamed live on Facebook. To walk alongside North Carolina families, friends and loved ones, go to the following link, […]