Suicide Prevention and Awareness Month
2023 South Shore/Cape Cod Out Of Darkness Community Walk
Date/Time: 9/30/2023 at 9:00AM
Location: Buzzards Bay Park, Bourne, MA
Contact: jvanderstad@afsp.org
Phone: 617-439-0940
https://supporting.afsp.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=donorDrive.event&eventID=9609
25th Annual Samaritans 5k Run/Walk for Suicide Prevention
Date/Time: 9/23/2023 at 10:00AM
Location: Artesani Park, 1255 Soldiers Field Rd., Boston, MA 02135
https://support.samaritanshope.org/event/2023-5k-run-walk-for-suicide-prevention/e478133
Helpline & Organizations with Resources and Support
Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, available 24/7 – call 988
MA Behavioral Health Helpline, available 24/7 – call/text 1-833-773-2445
Network of Care: Massachusetts – Find Behavioral Health Services near you! - https://massachusetts.networkofcare.org/mh/services/subcategory.aspx?cid=45105&k=Suicide+Prevention&tax=RR-5150.5000-800
The JED Foundation - https://jedfoundation.org/our-work/its-ok-to-say-suicide/
The NAN Project – based in Lexington, MA - https://www.thenanproject.org/resources/
National Alliance on Mental Illness - https://www.nami.org/Home