Event Promotes Suicide Awareness

Researchers haven't found a specific reason for suicide, but there is a list of likely triggers that leads to it. The one common factor is the isolation frequently felt by the deceased before the event, and the survivors afterward.

That is according to Jennifer Moffett, chapter chairman of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. Sunday, Sept. 16, was the first time a board member has attended a Walk Out of Darkness event in Sidney, she said, a history she hopes to correct.

Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in the United States with 44,965 dying by suicide each year, according...