The Daily Bulletin Archive

There's still time to join the Buff State "UPstanders" team for the Out of the Darkness walk to support the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention on Saturday, September 12, from 10:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in Delaware Park (near the zoo). The UPstanders developed out of the Buffalo State Cares initiative to prevent suicide on campus. UPstanders are the opposite of bystanders in that UPstanders are active in finding solutions and getting involved. Register online or sign up the day of the walk. Registration will begin at 8:30 a.m. and remain open until the walk begins. There will be entertainment, too. We would love to have you join Buff Staters and friends in this Buffalo community event.

This walk is the final activity for our seventh annual Mental Health Awareness Week, taking place all this week. The intention of Buffalo State Mental Health Awareness Week is to get the campus community talking openly about the issues that surround mental health and mental illness and to raise awareness of the issues people face. It is also a time to get people thinking about their own mental well-being and reaching out to others. Connecting with others, positively engaging with our community, looking out for each other, and being compassionate toward others and toward ourselves makes a big difference in the quality of our mental health.

The chair of the walk is Charlene Vetter, the Counseling Center's interim associate director, and the chair of Mental Health Awareness Week is Suzanne Johnson, senior counselor. Please visit the Counseling Center website or call 878-4436 with questions or for additional information. Thank you.