Thank you to everyone who supported the 2011 Out of the Darkness Community Walk by participating in the event or making a donation. We're looking forward to another successful event this year.

Hampton Roads Area
September 8, 2012
Mount Trashmore, Virginia Beach

There are many Walks to promote good physical health. This is the Walk to promote good mental health.

Riverside will again participate in the Out of the Darkness Walk on September 8, 2012 to benefit the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. This is a great event that is very meaningful to all involved.

Join Our Team
This will be Riverside's fifth year participating in this walk and we encourage our fellow employees to visit our team page and join us for the Walk.

• Visit our RBHC Team Hope site: http://afsp.donordrive.com/team/RBHC

  Click the “Join this Team” button in the upper right hand corner of the page. On the form, select “walker” as participant type and then select “join a team” as role. The drop down menu will automatically populate with our team, RBHC Team Hope. 

Show Support Through a Donation
If you aren’t able to join us for the walk but would still like to support our team as we raise funds for this worthwhile cause, donations can be made online on our RBHC Team Hope site.

• To donate, click on the name of the person you wish to support. Scroll down to the bottom and click on the “support me” button to go to the donation form. Donations can only be made to individuals, but the total each participant raises goes toward our team goal.
• We also offer a paper form for those who prefer not to make an online donation.

About the Out of the Darkness Community Walks
In partnership with the national sponsor, the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, this Walk is locally sponsored by the Hampton Roads Survivors of Suicide Support Group, which has been meeting over 24 years to provide a safe place for healthy grieving. It is hosting this event to spare others from this tragic loss. The number one cause of suicide is untreated depression. By educating people about the symptoms and treatment of the disease of depression, we hope to prevent suicides.

This walk is for anyone who has been touched by depression or suicide. Through the Out of the Darkness Community Walk, we can come together to promote good mental health. The Out of the Darkness Community Walks are 3-5 mile walks taking place in over 200 communities across the country this year, with the proceeds benefiting the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP).

By walking in the Out of the Darkness Community Walks, you will be walking with thousands of other walkers nationwide to raise money for AFSP's vital research and education programs to prevent suicide and save lives, increase national awareness about depression and suicide and provide support for survivors of suicide loss. In deciding to walk you are taking us a step closer to making suicide prevention a national priority.

Walk to save lives
Walk to raise funds
Walk to honor loved ones

• Visit the Walk website: http://www.sos-walk.org/sos/index.htm