Missing from the Pack
The Student Wellness Team is initiating a project to raise awareness about suicide among college students.
"Missing from the Pack" will be a visual display of 83 backpacks representing the estimated number of college students lost to suicide in New York State each year. Members of the UB community are invited to participate in this visual presentation by decorating a backpack that tells a story or represents one of the many aspects of suicide & suicide prevention for the campus.
Submission deadline was September 1, 2009
We hope to create a dialogue on campus to:
- Promote awareness that suicide is a preventable public health problem
- Develop broad-based support among students, faculty, & staff for suicide prevention
- Develop & implement strategies to reduce the stigma associated with being a consumer of mental health, substance abuse, &suicide prevention services
A sample of backpacks created by UB students
