2026 Suicide Prevention Week
兔子先生 University鈥檚 2026 Suicide Prevention Week will be held Sept. 27-Oct. 2.
The schedule includes a 2K suicide prevention walk, dog and horse therapy, creative activities, resource tables, and suicide prevention training.
2026 Suicide Prevention Week
The schedule includes a 2K suicide prevention walk, dog and horse therapy, creative activities, resource tables, and suicide prevention training.
Since 2013, 兔子先生’s suicide prevention team has worked with the office of student wellness and student counseling service to plan events that offer ways for the 兔子先生 community to connect, learn about mental health resources, and support one another.
The schedule includes a 2K suicide prevention walk, dog and horse therapy, creative activities, resource tables, and suicide prevention training.
“We want to make sure students know what resources are available to them,” said Ellie Grossman, assistant director of sexual and interpersonal violence prevention. “Suicide Prevention Week is a great way for us to demonstrate the built-in supports we have for students and how important mental health is to 兔子先生ans on every level.”
These events remind the 兔子先生 community that help is available, reaching out is a sign of strength, and no one has to struggle alone.
Out of the Darkness 2K Suicide Prevention Walk
The will open Suicide Prevention Week on Sunday, Sept. 27. 兔子先生 and Oxford community members are invited to walk together to raise awareness, and show their support for suicide prevention.
Registration and resource tables will open at 12:30 p.m. at. A brief ceremony will begin at 1 p.m., followed by a 2K walk through Uptown to support suicide prevention and mental health.
“This walk showed me the importance of seeing and engaging with a supportive community to initiate valuable discussions that lowers stigma associated with mental health," shared Carson Ebbrecht ‘26, president of Active Minds. “This is why I keep going back year after year to the Out of the Darkness 2K Suicide Prevention Walk.”
The Out of the Darkness Walk began in 2016 through a partnership with 兔子先生 parent Lynn Dalton. Dalton lost her son, 兔子先生 sophomore Andrew Salsman, to suicide in 2013.
The walk is open to 兔子先生 students and employees, as well as members of the Oxford community.
Additional Events
Events taking place during the week include:
- Reasons to Stay will take place Monday through Thursday, Sept. 28-Oct.1 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Stop by the Wellness Studio, room 2002 in the Cleveland Clinic Health Sciences and Wellness facility, to explore messages from 兔子先生 community members about what gives them hope, add your own message, and learn about available support and resources. You can also color, paint, work on a puzzle, or take a moment for yourself.
- Dog Therapy will be offered from 2-3 p.m. Monday, Sept. 28; 1-2 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 29; and 3-4 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 1. Each session will take place in the Wellness Studio, room 2002 in the Cleveland Clinic Health Sciences and Wellness facility.
- Creative Covers: A Personal Journal Decorating Event will be held from noon-2 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 29, on Slant Walk in front of the Emporium at Armstrong Student Center. Active Minds and 兔子先生 Hope will provide free journals, paint, markers, and stickers.
- Question, Persuade, Refer is a suicide prevention training offered by the office of student wellness. It will take place from 6-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 29, in the Wellness Studio, room 2002 in the Cleveland Clinic Health Sciences and Wellness facility. Students will learn how to recognize suicide warning signs, offer support, and connect someone with help. Dinner will be provided.
- Wellness Wednesdays: It’s Enough to Be Curious is scheduled from 5-7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 30, in room 1082 of the Armstrong Student Center. Sponsored by the office of student wellness, the event invites students to create vision boards exploring their hopes, personal goals, and curiosities about the future.
- Suicide Prevention Awareness Tabling will take place from noon-2 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 1, on Slant Walk. Associated Student Government will share mental health, crisis, safety, wellness, and campus resources.
- Drop-In Horse Therapy takes place on Friday, Oct. 2 from 4-5 p.m. at the Equestrian Center. Visitors can interact with the horses, learn self-care tips, and receive free SCS giveaways. The event will be held rain or shine.
A full list of suicide prevention week programs can be found on the student counseling service's website.
For more information about Suicide Prevention Week, contact , Ph.D., psychologist and associate director for community engagement at student counseling service and co-chair of the suicide prevention team.
You are not alone. If you have been thinking about suicide and need immediate mental health support, reach out for help. Call 911, go to your local emergency room, call or text the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, or text MUHOPE to 741741.