Cultivating a Life Worth Living Through Every Forecast

Suicide Prevention Week | September 13-18, 2026

Suicide Prevention Week is an opportunity to raise awareness, strengthen connections and remind our community that support is available. Throughout the week, the ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ community is invited to engage in programs and conversations that promote mental health, build skills for navigating difficult moments and encourage us to look out for ourselves and one another.

Just as weather changes, so do our emotional experiences. Some days feel sunny and hopeful, while others bring storms, uncertainty or fog. Suicide prevention is not about avoiding difficult weather—it is about learning how to navigate it together.

Throughout the week, explore the idea that every forecast passes, support can be found in every season, and lives worth living are cultivated through connection, hope, skills and community.

“You don’t have to weather the storm alone.”

 Schedule of Events

Monday, Sept. 14, 2026: Finding Hope Forecast

Faces of Hope 

11 a.m. – Noon, Ward Octagon Room (Moseley 105A)

Have your portrait taken as you ponder responses to prompts such as:

  • What gives you hope?
  • What helps you through difficult days?
  • What makes life worth living?

Your hope is beautifully captured. Photos are displayed throughout the week as a growing gallery of resilience and connection. A special thank you to the Student Life Student Communications Team for sharing their talents!

Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2026: Storm-proofing Against Stigma

Stop by Counseling Services and Health Promotions tables during College Coffee for a chance to learn, make and win!

Pop the Stigma: Storm Edition

Come explore common myths and facts about mental health, learn new coping skills, discover campus resources and maybe even win a prize!

AND

Build Your Weather Kit

Create a personal “storm preparedness kit”

Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026: Preparing for Storms- Skills for Difficult Weather

MindWise: Responding to Emotional and Mental Health Crises Workshop 

1-2 p.m., Moseley 215

Come out and learn:

  • Warning signs of suicide risk
  • How to respond when someone is struggling
  • How to connect others with help
  • Crisis intervention basics
  • Supporting friends in distress
  • Emotional resilience
  • Community care
  • Help-seeking

Registration is encouraged. All are welcome.

Thursday, Sept. 17, 2026: When the Night Feels Long

1,100 Lights of Hope Installation

After Sunset, Meditation Garden (next to Truitt Center) 

At dusk, gather in the meditation garden featuring 1,100 battery-operated candles, representing the lives lost to suicide annually among college-aged individuals.

You are invited to walk quietly through the installation and read messages of hope placed throughout the space.

A gentle reminder that “Even the longest night eventually gives way to morning.”

Friday, Sept. 18, 2026: Building a Better Forecast- Creating Conditions for Wellbeing

Check Your Forecast: Whole-Person Screening Day with Counseling Services, Health Promotion and Student Care and Outreach

10 a.m.-3 p.m., Moseley 1st Floor

A confidential screening experience focused on both mental health and factors that influence well-being.

Based on responses, students receive customized recommendations, resources, and warm referrals.

The week moves from recognizing hope to challenging stigma, building response skills, honoring loss and resilience, and finally connecting students with the resources needed to cultivate a life worth living, regardless of the weather.