Ridge Road Suicide Awareness Run Planned For Sunday In Rumson

RUMSON, NJ — The Ridge Road 5K for Suicide Awareness will be run this Sunday, May 7.

It's an important cause and it's example of what area students have done to raise money for suicide awareness and prevention.

But the morning run will cause some traffic disruptions, police note.

Ridge Road will be closed from East River Road to Buena Vista Avenue from 8 a.m. to approximately 10 a.m.

Side streets along the route will be closed as runners pass so motorists can expect delays.

Police advise planning an alternate route during the run.

The run benefits Red Bank Catholic High School, The Source at Red Bank Regional High School and Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School, according to the run website.

In response to the problems of mental illness and suicide in the community, seven students from the three high schools came together in 2018 to form the Ridge Road Run 5K to increase mental health awareness and raise funds for mental health programming and support for their schools.

Contact ridgeroadrun5k@gmail.com for more information. To learn more about the run and to sign up or donate, visit this website.