Students burst into cheers as drag performers danced, talked and read to support suicide awareness during a “Five Nights at Freddy’s” themed drag performance held March 24 at Santa Rosa Junior College’s Santa Rosa campus’s Bertolini Student Center.
SRJC’s Rotaract Club, Vitae Lampada Club and the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention hosted the event to raise money for the upcoming Out of the Darkness campus walk fundraiser. The campus walk will donate money raised to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.
Suicide is a pressing issue in the United States. According to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, it is the 11th leading cause of death in the U.S., and according to a 2024 study by the Trevor Project, LGBTQ+ youth reporting suicidal ideation grew from 41% to 47% in 2025…