Illinois Media

February 27, 2024 – 5 min read

AFSP Illinois Chapter Media Appearances

Date & Outlet	Headline
2/8/2023 PR Newswire	Seasonal Affective Disorder Treatment Options Provide Relief, Bring Hope
2/22/2023 WLS-AM 890	What can you do to support your teenager's mental health?
2/22/2023 WIND-AM	Seasonal Affective Disorder Treatment Options Provide Relief, Bring Hope for Teens.
3/28/2023 PR Newswire	AFSP Advocacy Day in Springfield, IL
4/14/2023 PR Newswire	American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Announces Out of the Darkness Walks Throughout Illinois
4/14/2023 YAHOO FINANCE	American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Announces Out of the Darkness Walks Throughout Illinois
4/24/2023 PR Newswire	Mental Health Awareness Month in May to Highlight Initiatives to Help Prevent Suicide
4/25/2023 WCPT-AM	Mental Health Awareness Month
5/7/2023 NBC 5 WMAQ-TV	Tech Trends: New Study Aims to Reduce Suicide Rates Among Black Men
5/8/2023 Good Morning America (ABC)	A look at mental health in Asian American communities
5/10/2023 NBC 5 WMAQ-TV	Experts: Anti-LGBTQ Legislation Introduced Nationwide Hurting Mental Health, Suicide Prevention Efforts
5/11/2023 WVON-AM	Research Connections and Mental Health Month
5/15/2023 WLS-AM 890	Suicide Stats and Suicide Prevention
5/16/2023 NBC 5 WMAQ-TV	10 Months After Starting, Here's Where the 988 Lifeline Stands
5/18/2023 CBS 2 WBBM-TV	Tips to Avoid Suicide
5/22/2023 WGN-TV	Mental Health Awareness Month Suicide Prevention and Debut of Talk Away the Dark PSA
5/22/2023 WCPT-AM	Mental Health Awareness Month
5/24/2023 Telemundo Chicago	Mental Health Awareness Month
5/25/2023 PR Newswire	Soul Shop™ for Black Churches Workshop in Chicago Offered to Faith Leaders to Minister to Those Affected by Suicide
5/25/2023 Street Insider	Soul Shop For Black Churches Workshop in Chicago Offered To Faith
5/28/2023 PR Newswire	Suicide Prevention Advocates Seek Greater State Commitments to Improve Mental Health and Stop Suicide
6/3/2023 WGN-TV	Faith And Mental Health: A South SIde Church Hosts Suicide Prevention Workshop
6/3/2023 WGN-TV	Soul Shop: Ministering To Those Impacted by Suicide
6/4/2023 Chicago Popular	Faith and Mental Health: A South Side church hosts suicide prevention workshop — Chicago Popular
6/4/2023 Tech Jaun	Faith and Mental Health: A South Side church hosts suicide prevention workshop
9/6/2023 Galesburg Register Mail	Fall Festival 14 things to do in Galesburg
9/17/2023	WHBF
9/18/2023 OurQuadCities	Out of the Darkness Walk for Suicide Prevention set for Moline
9/20/2023 Rockford Register Star	Rockford Register Start- 19 things to do this weekend
9/21/2023 WIFR	Walk to prevent suicide hopes to bring people "Out of the Darkness"
9/21/2023 WVIK-NPR	Moline hosts suicide prevention walk
9/22/2023 KWQC-TV	Out of the Darkness Quad Cities Illinois Walk to prevent suicide set for Sunday
9/22/2023 WQAD	Suicide prevention walk happening in Moline this Sunday
9/24/2023 WQAD-ABC	WQAD-ABC Out of the Darkness Walk For Suicide Prevention Moline
9/29/2023 WMBD	Out of the Darkness Walks build community and suicide prevention awareness
9/30/2023 Chicago Sun-Time	Suicide Prevention Month - Suicide Rates Amongs Blacks
9/30/2023 WEEK-TV	People affected by suicide walk ‘out of the darkness’ to raise awareness
9/30/2023 Make It Better	31 of the Best Things To Do in Chicago and the Suburbs in October 2023
10/10/2023 CBS New York	On World Mental Health Day, a Chicago area mother talks about her son's death to help others
10/11/2023 Chicago Suburban Family	WEEKEND+ for 10/12 to 10/18
10/12/2023 WLS-CHI (ABC)	Out of the Darkness Chicagoland Walk' brings community together for suicide prevention
10/13/2023 WICS (Fox)	Annual walk to bring awareness to suicide taking place in Springfield
10/15/2023 WLS-CHI (ABC)	ABC 7 Eyewitness News Sunday Morning
10/18/2023 WGN-TV	The Out of the Darkness Chicagoland Walk
10/18/2023 Youtube	The Out of the Darkness Chicagoland Walk
10/19/2023 Chicago Suburban Family	WEEKEND+ for 10/19 to 10/25
10/21/2023 VNExplorer News Channel	Thousands march in ‘Out of the Darkness' walk in support of mental health awareness in Uptown
10/21/2023 WGN-TV	Out of The Darkness Chicagoland Walk Brings Thousands Together for Suicide Prevention
10/21/2023 Yahoo News	Out of the Darkness Chicagoland Walk Brings Thousands Together for Suicide Prevention
10/21/2023 Youtube	Out of the Darkness Chicagoland Walk Brings Thousands Together for Suicide Prevention
10/21/2023 NBC Chicago	Thousands march in ‘Out of the Darkness' walk in support of mental health awareness in Uptown
10/21/2023 WFLD-CHI (FOX)	Out of The Darkness Chicagoland Walk Aims to Prevent Suice and bring hope
10/21/2023 WMAQ-CHI (NBC)	Thousands march in ‘Out of the Darkness' walk in support of mental health awareness in Uptown
10/21/2023 Head Topics ABC 7 Chicago	Community joins together in 'Out of the Darkness' walk for suicide prevention
10/21/2023 ABC 7 Chicago	Community joins together in 'Out of the Darkness' walk for suicide prevention
10/21/2023 NBC Chicago	Thousands march in ‘Out of the Darkness' walk in support of mental health awareness in Uptown
10/21/2023 NewsFinale	Suicide prevention and awareness: Community gathers at Montrose Harbor in annual 'Out of the Darkness' walk for suicide prevention - NewsFinale
10/21/2023 thereportify.com	Chicago Unites for Annual Out of the Darkness Walk, Raises $700k to Prevent Suicide, US - The Reportify
10/22/2023 NBC Chicago	Thousands march in ‘Out of the Darkness' walk in support of mental health awareness
10/22/2023 Bulletin Reporter	‘Out of the Darkness’ walk in Uptown draws thousands in support of mental health awareness – NBC Chicago
10/22/2023 Head Topics	Thousands march in ‘Out of the Darkness' walk in support of mental health awareness in Uptown
10/22/2023 Tech Jaun	Out of the Darkness Chicagoland Walk brings thousands together for suicide prevention
10/22/2023 WGN9	Chicagoland suicide prevention walk brings 1000s together
10/22/2023 Bulletin Reporter	‘Out of the Darkness’ walk in Uptown draws thousands in support of mental health awareness – NBC Chicago
10/22/2023 Head Topics	Thousands march in ‘Out of the Darkness' walk in support of mental health awareness in Uptown
10/22/2023 InterNewsCast	Suicide prevention and awareness: Community gathers at Montrose Harbor in annual 'Out of the Darkness' walk for suicide prevention
11/18/2023 WGN	WGN Weekend Morning News
11/18/2023 WGN	WGN Weekend Morning News
11/18/2023	Youtube
11/18/2023	WFLD
11/19/2023 Tech Jaun	International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day events in Chicago
11/20/2023 WGN9	Survivors of suicide come together in day of remembrance
11/20/2023 WGN Morning show	Survivors of suicide come together in day of remembrance
11/20/2023 WGN TV	Survivors of suicide come together in day of remembrance
11/20/2023 MSN	Survivors of suicide come together in day of remembrance
12/12/2023	Chicago Tribune
12/13/2023	Chicago Sun-Times
12/14/2023 WMAQ-CHI (NBC)	NBC 5 News @4pm
12/17/2023 FOX 32 Chicago	How to cope with the holiday blues
12/17/2023 WFLD-CHI (FOX)	Good Day Chicago Sunday
12/19/2023 Suburban Life	Suicide Awareness Advocacy to take place Wednesday at Hinsdale Metra Station
9/24/2023 KWQC-DAV (NBC)	KWQC- Out of the Darkness Quad Cities Illinois Walk to Prevent Suicide

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