September is Suicide Prevention Month

Suicide Prevention Month 2023

For details on events which require registration please go to their web links below.

Fri & Sat, Aug 25 & 26            Volunteer Fair,   4 – 7 pm Friday, 10 am – 2 pm Saturday,   Bonneville County Education Complex, 1542 East 73rd South, Idaho Falls,   lblanch@uidaho.edu  or  pwray@uidaho.edu,   208-529-1390

Thurs, Aug 31                         International Overdose Awareness Day – Candlelight Vigil,   7 pm on the greenbelt near the round-about (Memorial Drive and the west end of D street), Idaho Falls,   International Overdose Awareness Day event

Fri, Sept 1                               Recovery Fest 2023,   4 pm – 7 pm,   Freeman Park bandshell, Idaho Falls,   Center For Hope Idaho Falls 

Sat, Sept 9                              Pocatello,   Out of Darkness Community Walk,   Registration: 8 am, Event time: 9 – 11 am,   ISU University Campus,   American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP)

Thurs, Sept 14                        Annual Survivors of Suicide Memorial Walk,   7 pm at Community Park (25th South and Holmes Ave) in Idaho Falls,   Events | Community Suicide Prevention (communitysuicidepreventioneid.org)

Fri, Sept 15                             Pocatello,   Voices For Recovery,   5 pm – 8 pm,   Lookout Point Park, 435 West Center Street, Pocatello,   JoAnn at 208-220-2804

Fri, Sept 22                             Suicide Prevention Conference,   8 am – 4:15 pm,   virtual and in-person,   U of I/ISU campus, Tingey Administration Building (TAB), 1776 Science Center Drive, Idaho Falls,   Register on their website,   https://communitysuicidepreventioneid.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Conference-2023-draft-flyer-with-cme-1.pdf

Wed, Sept 27                          Suicide Awareness / Memorial Gathering,   6:30 pm at Centennial Park (8 Grant Ave, Pocatello,  https://communitysuicidepreventioneid.org/events/ 

Sat, Sept 30                            Blackfoot,   Angel “Hope” Bench Dedication, 5 pm at Courtyard Park (near Judicial and SE Main St) in Blackfoot,   Events | Community Suicide Prevention (communitysuicidepreventioneid.org)

Fri, Oct 6                                 Leading the Charge in School Safety,   8 am – 5 pm,   virtual and in-person,   Melaleuca’s Event Center, 4609 West 65th South, Idaho Falls,   2023 East Idaho Safety Summit (driftnet.com)

Fri, November 3                      NAMI Idaho 2023 Mental Health Conference and Annual Meeting in Boise,   Stand Up to Stigma - Featuring Deanna Robinson