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| Last updated on January 22, 2008 |
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (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 affected by suicide and suicide loss.
FACTS: A suicide attempt is made every minute of every day. Someone dies by suicide every 16 minutes in the US.
Description:
The Out of the Darkness Overnight is a nearly 18-mile fundraising walk throughout the night on June 9th & 10th, 2007. The walk was designed to raise funds and make a bold statement to bring the issue of suicide out into the light. The Overnight is organized by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, the only 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 affected by suicide.
History:
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (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 affected by suicide and suicide loss. In 1987, a number of leading experts on suicide came together with business and community leaders and survivors of suicide and suicide loss to form the AFSP, a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. They believed that only a combined effort would make it possible to fund the research necessary for progress in the prevention of suicide.
Previous Out of the Darkness Overnight walks include: Washington DC 2003, Chicago 2005 & 2006, San Fransisco in 2006 and last years very successful 2007 NYC walk, which was the single most successful fundraiasing effort for suicide prevention in history!!
Contact person: David Breitzmann, Volunteer Coordinator, (212) 716-1965, (email)
Address:
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110 Wall St, Floor 22
New York, NY 10005
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Web Site: http://www.theovernight.org
Directions:
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#4 or #2 Train to Wall St
Nearest Metro/Subway Stop: 4, 2,
Walk distance (in minutes): 5 |
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