Walk With Hope

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Walk With Hope
Date: May 12, 2012
Registration Time: 7:30 a.m.
Location: Orange Lutheran High School, Orange, CA

Join us May 12, 2012 at the Walk With Hope to take a step towards teen suicide prevention. Please stop by this link to support With Hope by walking, donating or simply visiting the page: http://www.withhopefoundation.org/ Suicide is real, but more importantly it is preventable and together we can make the difference.

If you would like register to walk or donate in memory of Bri Matthews, please visit this link: http://www.firstgiving.com/fundraiser/n ... -with-hope


Did you know?
Know The Facts:

Over 30,000 people in the U.S. kill themselves every year.

Suicide is the third leading cause of death for 15-24 year olds.

1 out of 5 high school students will consider suicide.

Suicide is the second leading cause of death for college age teens.

1 out of 12 college students has a suicide plan.

More children and young adults die from suicide every year than from cancer, heart disease, AIDS, birth defects, stroke and chronic lung disease combined.
Every suicide intimately affects 6 other people.

Suicide has increased 100% in the past two years for ages 10-14 year olds.

For every completed suicide by youth it is estimated that 100-200 attempts are made.

Males are four times more likely to die from suicide than females.

Females attempt suicide four times more than males.

In 2003 one out of sixty-five Americans lost someone to suicide.

In the U.S. 100 teens a week die from suicide.

More people die from suicide than from homicide.

1 out of 4 people diagnosed with bi-polar disorder will attempts suicide.


Walk With Hope is a nonprofit organization (tax ID #: 74-3151202) dedicated to suicide prevention through improving mental health support services and education in our schools and throughout our community. With Hope Foundation is committed to supporting our local schools’ efforts in suicide prevention through education. We have pledged to make available, at no cost to the schools, speakers and materials to effectively educate our community’s youth.

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I hope you don't mind me kidnapping your post. If you do, please, feel free to delete mine.

The link is for Team Bri Matthews.

http://www.firstgiving.com/fundraiser/nadiamartinez/5th-annual-walk-with-hope?utm_medium=share&utm_campaign=share&utm_source=at-facebook&utm_content=eua#.T4xjtUS5Dx4.facebook

Because this cause is very near and dear to my heart, I would beg everyone to sit and talk with their children about suicide. They may just need to hear your words to open up and the life you save.....could be your childs.

Never shut your ears or be afraid to what they could POSSIBLY say, but open up, listen, and accept what they HAVE to say.

[NumeroUno]

My daughters go to Crescenta Valley High School last month a 10th grade boy jumped from a three story building and my 9th grade daughter witnessed it. He had been bullied and couldn't take it anymore. This was very tough on both my kids and the entire community.

Why is it that teen suicides are at an all time high? Is it the violent games they play, the ghetto rap they listen to. Something needs to be done.