Birmingham Out of the Darkness Community Walk

Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in the United States, yet suicide can be prevented. Volunteers from Birmingham, Alabama are joining the quarter of a million people who are walking in towns across the United States to draw attention to the fight for suicide prevention.

The annual Birmingham Out of the Darkness Community Walk, hosted by the Alabama Chapter of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention will be held at 1 p.m., Nov. 6, at Veterans Park, 4800 Valleydale Road.

This walk supports the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention’s education and support programs and its bold goal to reduce the annual U.S. rate of suicide 20 percent by the year 2025.