'You Are Loved'

'You Are Loved'

MSU's Department of Health Promotion and Wellness displays 1,000 empty backpacks across the Drill Field, representing the estimated number of college students who will lose their life by suicide to raise awareness and spread encouragement during National Suicide Prevention Month.
Photo by Grace Cockrell

September 20, 2022

MSU's Department of Health Promotion and Wellness displays 1,100 empty backpacks spread across the Drill Field, representing the estimated number of college students nationally who will lose their lives by suicide each year. The display is meant to raise awareness and spread encouragement during National Suicide Prevention Month. For more about mental health services at MSU, visit www.healthpromotion.msstate.edu/initiatives/mental-health.