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Virginia Tech Students Unite for Mental Health Awareness Walk
Read full article: Virginia Tech Students Unite for Mental Health Awareness WalkVirginia Tech's S.A.F.E. Club is hosting the annual Out of the Darkness Walk on May 4 to raise awareness about suicide prevention and promote mental health support.
‘Quest for 10,000 High-Fives’ at Salem Fair raises awareness over suicide prevention
Read full article: ‘Quest for 10,000 High-Fives’ at Salem Fair raises awareness over suicide preventionThe event is a partnership between iHeartMedia Roanoke - Lynchburg and the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.
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Netflix cuts suicide scene from '13 Reasons Why'
Read full article: Netflix cuts suicide scene from '13 Reasons Why'Beth Dubber/Netflix via CNN(CNN) - More than two years after its debut, a graphic suicide scene has been cut from the first season of "13 Reasons Why," Netflix announced Monday. The series is based on best-selling author Jay Asher's 2007 young adult book of the same title. A Netflix official told CNN Monday that Hannah's suicide no longer appears on the streaming site. The rate of suicide among US boys ages 10 to 17 surged in the month after "13 Reasons Why" premiered in March 2017, according to an April study by the Nationwide Children's Hospital. He also said the show's intent in showing the suicide scene "was to tell the truth about the horror of such an act, and make sure no one would ever wish to emulate it."