Powerful SJSU Exhibit Uses 1000 Backpacks To Shed Light On Student Mental Health, Suicide

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A powerful new exhibit at San Jose State University titled, 'Send Silence Packing' has started a meaningful conversation about mental health and the tragedy of student suicide.

SAN JOSE – A powerful new exhibit at San Jose State University titled, ‘Send Silence Packing’ has started a meaningful conversation about mental health and the tragedy of student suicide.

Attached to many of the backpacks are pictures of the young people who took their own lives and their stories, written by family members or friends who survived them. ”It’s been a long time since I called her name so I just tried to keep her name close to me. This helped me remember her,” Lee said.There was another student who spent a long time reading the backpack displays and she was honest enough to admit they triggered memories a dark time in her own life when she thought about suicide in middle school.“For me it was my family. I was lucky enough that they noticed I was self-harming and forced me to reach out for help. That’s what made me feel better.

 

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