CLARKSVILLE, TN − Centerstone, a nonprofit leader in mental health and addiction recovery services, is proud to announce the inaugural Life;Story 5K/10K/ruck race in Clarksville on Saturday, Sept. 13, at the Steven A. Cohen Military Family Clinic, 775 Weatherly Drive. The 5K/10K/ruck run and walk events begin at 7 a.m., and a Community Health & Wellness Expo will run alongside the event.
Centerstone has hosted Life;Story events for more than two decades, but this event marks the first time a Life;Story race is being held in Tennessee. The event aims to bring together families, individuals, military service members, and mental health advocates to raise awareness about suicide and support those impacted by it. Life;Story events are named after the semicolon, a symbol used when a sentence could have ended but didn’t, representing that each participant’s story is not over yet.
With the national suicide rate continuing to rise, especially among veterans and young adults, the need for suicide prevention efforts has never been more urgent. More than 49,000 people died by suicide in the U.S. in 2023, making it one of the top public health concerns nationwide…