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Register Today and Walk To Save Lives!

Volunteers and walkers needed!  Join the 2nd Annual American Foundation for Suicide Prevention “Walk To Save Lives” campus walk at Solano Community College on March 22nd, 9am-12pm.

In 2010, suicide was proven to be the 10th leading cause of death in the US. Take a look at these staggering statistics:

•18.6% - adults, ages 45 – 64

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•17.6% - elderly, 85 years and older

•10.5% - adolescents and young adults, ages 15 – 24

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•The rate of suicide among military Veterans alone has been found to be higher than the general population. 

YOU have the power to reduce these numbers!

Please Walk to Save Lives or volunteer to assist the day of this event.

YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF OTHERS! 

PLEASE REGISTER TODAY! 

Click to learn more about the AFSP: http://www.afsp.org/about-afsp/mission-and-history 

Click for more Facts and Figures: http://www.afsp.org/understanding-suicide/facts-and-figures

The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention:

Raising Awareness • Understanding, Preventing and Coping with Suicide


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