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The Diversity in Psychology Club (DIPC) invites the UMass Amherst community to visit their table and participate in the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention’s (AFSP) “Out of the Darkness Suicide Prevention Walk,” to be held at the Haigis Mall on Saturday, April 20. Onsite registration starts at noon and the Campus Walk begins at 1 p.m.

DIPC is an organization on campus that focuses on diverse issues, cultural sensitivity and applying psychological principles to the real world. Club members, who strive to make a difference on campus, hope to accomplish a goal of raising $500 as a club to help those who have been affected by suicide personally or wish to be an ally for those who have.

So far overall, 21 teams of nearly 200 total participants have raised over $13,000 for this year’s Campus Walk.

For more information, to register to join the walk or to make a donation, visit the UMass Amherst Campus Walk webpage. To donate directly to the Diversity in Psychology Club team, visit the team’s page here. All donations go toward the April 20 walk and future AFSP events that fund resources that help support the cause in preventing suicide.