THE UTAH AMICUS

4th Annual
“Awakening Utah”
Walk for Suicide Prevention & Awareness
Sugarhouse Park April 22th, 2006

with Phil Riesen

The Mental Health Association in Utah along with several community partners will host the 4th Annual “Awakening Utah” Walk for Suicide Prevention and Awareness. Our hope is that through this event, the Utah Community will “Awaken” to a new public awareness of suicide prevention and a pro-active commitment to life and living.

Reason Why the Utah Community should help “Awaken” Utah to a new understanding of Suicide Prevention and Awareness

Facts:

An average of one person will commit suicide every 17.2 minutes in the United States alone.

Over 321 people commit suicide in Utah each year and the numbers are increasing.

Utah ranks 13th in the Nation in suicide rates.

Suicide is the 3rd leading cause of death for young men between the ages of 15 and 24 in Utah, behind accidents (1) and homicide (2).

60% of people who complete suicide have undiagnosed Clinical Depression.

Suicide rates have increased 256% in Utah since 1956.

“Awakening Utah” Walk for Suicide Prevention and Awareness is an event where the general public can be educated about suicide and where friends, parents, loved ones and significant other of suicide completers will have an opportunity to heal publicly.

Please contact The Mental Health Association in Utah at (801)596-3705 for more information!)

Registration here