Suicide Awareness Program 'Talk Save Lives' Set For Chatham Twp.

CHATHAM TWP., N.J. – The Chatham Township Committee has joined forces with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention to help raise awareness on a serious issue.

The “Talk Saves Lives” program, a community-based presentation, is free and will be held Thursday, June 2 at 6:30 p.m. at the Chatham Township Municipal Building on Meyersville Road.

Anyone interested in attending is encouraged to RSVP to mayor@chathamtownship-nj.gov.

“Earlier this year, we heard statistics from the School District of the Chathams in which four percent of middle school students and eight percent of high school students have thought about suicide. Suicide is preventable, and while it’s not a topic that is often discussed, I hope this presentation will help shed light on this important issue. We know that suicide does not discriminate, and I encourage all residents to take one hour of their time to attend this important presentation to learn how together we can help prevent suicide,” said Mayor Curt Ritter.

Chatham High School will also be home of the first annual “Out of the Darkness Walk” to help raise suicide awareness.

The June 2 presentation will run about an hour and cover the general scope of suicide and the research on prevention. Attendees will also learn the risk and warning signs of suicide and what they can do to prevent it.