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Every 11 minutes in 2018, someone in the United States died by suicide.

There is help.

Every day, 22 veterans die by suicide.

There are people who will listen.

Suicide is the tenth-leading cause of death of Americans of all ages. It is the second-leading cause of death for ages 10 to 14, 15 to 24, and 25 to 34, and the fourth-leading cause of death among those aged 35 to 44 and 45 to 54, according to the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH).

There are people who will stand up for your life.

September is Suicide Prevention Month.

For those who have suicidal thoughts, there is help. There are people who will listen.

Those who want to show their support are encouraged to participate in a photo — Stand Up for Suicide Awareness — at 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 5, at Soldiers and Sailors Park in Warren.

“When you show up to the photo it shows other people that you’re willing to listen and you’re willing to stand up for their life,” Family Services of Warren County Therapist Jenna Dunning said.

That event is part of Suicide Prevention Awareness Spirit Week — Sept. 3 through 10 — at Family Services.

Teamwork Tuesday kicks off the week’s events. The agency will have ink pads and a large image of a tree. “The inkpads will be used for thumbprints of each person that wants to place their thumbprint on the branches of the tree,” Dunning said. “This will represent teaming up against suicide and providing awareness to suicide prevention.” The tree image will be framed after the event.

Wednesday is Dress Lively Day. “The agency will be colorful and full of life,” she said. Those who wish to show their support may “dress in your most bright colors on this day.”

The Stand Up for Suicide Awareness photo is Thursday’s event.

On Friday, “Wear Red, White and Blue,” Dunning said. “We will be holding a challenge to support veteran suicide prevention and awareness. The challenge is 22 push ups. Every day, 22 veterans die of suicide.”

“This will be just anyone that wants to partake send a video to the agency Facebook of them completing the challenge,” she said. “We will share it.”

Monday is jersey day with an emphasis on football and coincides with the first Monday Night Football games of the season.

Tuesday, Sept. 10, will be a “white out.”

“This is World Suicide Prevention Day,” Dunning said. “We will wear completely white in remembrance of those who lost their lives to suicide. We will have the agency lit up with white balloons and tea lights.”