Additional walk information can be found at https://rowanunitedway.org/into-the-light/.
Help us bring mental health and suicide out of the darkness by joining us for this year’s Into The Light Suicide & Mental Health Awareness Walk. When you participate, you are remembering and honoring lives lost, joining in fellowship, addressing the stigma, gaining resources and supporting local, accessible mental health treatment programs and services including:
Families First – NC, Inc. | Second Step: Early Stepping Stones Program
Family Crisis Council of Rowan, Inc. | Domestic Violence/Sexual Assault Survivors & Mental Health Program
Nazareth Child & Family Connection | Crescent Academy Day Treatment Program
One Love Community Programs | Mental Health Services
Rowan-Salisbury School System | School-Based Mental Health Counseling Program
- Breakfast will be served upon arrival
- Program will follow after the walk
- Registration comes with free shirt and bracelet
- No charge for children age 5 and under
Please consider making a memorial or donation using the "Memorials" button above or visit HERE. All memorials will be highlighted during the event and on www.rowanunitedway.org/into-the-light.
All registrations/memorials/donations support local, accessible mental health treatment programs and services including:
Families First - NC, Inc. | Second Step: Early Stepping Stones Program
Family Crisis Council of Rowan, Inc. | Domestic Violence/Sexual Assault Survivors & Mental Health Program
Nazareth Child & Family Connection | Crescent Academy Day Treatment Program
One Love Community Programs | Mental Health Services
Rowan-Salisbury School System | School-Based Mental Health Counseling Program
During the event, participants will be given an opportunity to join in fellowship with others by sharing their personal experiences. Please consider submitting your story by October 13 at 12:00pm on www.rowanunitedway.org/into-the-light so it may be shared at the event. Your story will make an impact for others.
Note: Please limit to 500 words. Stories may be summarized and shared on social media.
“We were lucky, in that we had good support within our family. But we would see people when we were out, and they would say ‘we would have called you, but we didn’t know what to say.' People are fearful of mental illness. It’s as if they somehow think it will rub off on them if they get too close. It is long since time to get past that."
━ Janet Johnson, Into The Light 2022
Janet lost her son, Phillip Johnson, to suicide in 2018
If you have any questions about this walk, click the button below.
