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Guest: Neena Grover
Founder of a suicide prevention walk, which is adopted by AFSP
Organization: AFSP (American Foundation for Suicide Prevention)
www.afsp.org
Contact: 1-800-333-AFSP
Lifeline: 1-800-273-TALK
1-800-273-8255
Suicide Prevention Walk:
After losing her 23 year old son, Neil Grover, to suicide in 1998,
Neena Grover, along with a few other mothers, started a suicide
prevention walk, (called End of Secrecy) in Longmeadow, MA, in
2001. The objective was to raise awareness, and to dispel the
stigma attached to this silent epidemic.
AFSP:
In 2003 the walk was adopted by AFSP, and named Out of the
Darkness Walk. AFSP is the leading national not-for-profit
organization exclusively dedicated to understanding and
preventing suicide through research and education, and to
reaching out to people with mood disorders and those impacted
by suicide.
As of Sept. 2010, the walk has been adopted by about 250
communities across country, and has raised critical awareness,
and $4.5m for AFSP's programs.
Suicide Statistics:
Suicide is preventable, and depression treatable,
if we drop the shame and stigma attached to it,
and seek help.
For life saving info visit www.afsp.org
(show #33, Jan. 2011)
Founder of a suicide prevention walk, which is adopted by AFSP
Organization: AFSP (American Foundation for Suicide Prevention)
www.afsp.org
Contact: 1-800-333-AFSP
Lifeline: 1-800-273-TALK
1-800-273-8255
Suicide Prevention Walk:
After losing her 23 year old son, Neil Grover, to suicide in 1998,
Neena Grover, along with a few other mothers, started a suicide
prevention walk, (called End of Secrecy) in Longmeadow, MA, in
2001. The objective was to raise awareness, and to dispel the
stigma attached to this silent epidemic.
AFSP:
In 2003 the walk was adopted by AFSP, and named Out of the
Darkness Walk. AFSP is the leading national not-for-profit
organization exclusively dedicated to understanding and
preventing suicide through research and education, and to
reaching out to people with mood disorders and those impacted
by suicide.
As of Sept. 2010, the walk has been adopted by about 250
communities across country, and has raised critical awareness,
and $4.5m for AFSP's programs.
Suicide Statistics:
- In the U.S. one person commits suicide every 15 minutes
- It is estimated that an attempt is made every minute
- Suicide is the 3rd leading cause of death among 15-25 year
olds, and 2nd among college students - Approximately 20 million people in the U.S. suffer from
serious depression
Suicide is preventable, and depression treatable,
if we drop the shame and stigma attached to it,
and seek help.
For life saving info visit www.afsp.org
(show #33, Jan. 2011)
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