“I care, I see you, you matter and your life matters,” Lauren Muller said, her voice echoing throughout the Drake Stadium at the Fourth Annual Suicide Awareness Walk, Sept. 14. This year, the National Alliance on Mental Illness on Campus, NAMI Iowa and the Student Counseling Center collaborated to organize the 2025 walk.
Every year in September, thousands across the nation take strides in respect of National Suicide Prevention Month. The walk aims to encourage conversations about mental health, raising awareness about suicide prevention.
Shylee Saladi, a senior studying Psychology and Multimedia Journalism, with aspirations of becoming a mental health therapist, is the executive director for the Suicide Awareness Walk. From the walk, she hopes people recognize the importance of taking care of their mental health, which she says takes priority over taking care of others…