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LIFELINE UNVEILS A VIRTUAL GARDEN FOR WORLD SUICIDE PREVENTION MONTH ✦ Whilst we may not be able to share the warmth of connection face to face for World Suicide Prevention Day, we hope this garden will be a place to come together, united in knowing you are not alone.
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o mark World Suicide Prevention Day on Friday September 10, Lifeline has unveiled their Out of the Shadows virtual garden. With the ongoing concern of large gatherings and COVID-19, the organisation has replaced their annual Out of the Shadow candlelight vigil with the online garden.
“This year we are transitioning to an online program that includes three components; an individual walk, a virtual garden and nine stories of the lived experience of suicide.”
The campaign has had to pivot this year. “This year we are transitioning to an online program that includes three components; an individual walk, a virtual garden and nine stories of the lived experience of suicide,” says Lifeline’s Marketing Coordinator Lisa Willows.
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- Lisa Willows, Lifeline Mid Coast
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Out of the Shadows is an annual national Lifeline event designed to raise awareness, remember those lost to suicide and for family and friends to unite in a commitment to prevent further deaths by suicide. Since 2012, Lifeline has been observing World Suicide Prevention Day with Out of the Shadows a series of local walks around the nation providing a safe space for communities to come together and remember those lives lost to suicide, and support those impacted by suicide.
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Lifeline Virtual Garden Open 24 hours, anytime, anywhere. A garden of remembrance, a garden of reflection. Here you can plant a flower, hold a personal silence, smile or shed a tear knowing you are amongst friends.
