November 6th 2010

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1, 100 Backpacks

I came across this in our paper this morning. It’s part of the “Send Silence Packing” exhibit for college student mental health and suicide prevention.

“Saying 1,100 college students commit suicide every year is one thing. Seeing their backpacks spread across a ballroom is another.

Montclair State University’s student center hosted an exhibit Friday of 1,100 backpacks, each representing a U.S. college student who died by suicide last year. Many of the backpacks were covered with photos, mementos and emotional remembrances of young people who had taken their own lives.”

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