Survivors of Suicide Loss Day Vigil
Press release from Alachua County
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The Alachua County Crisis Center invites residents to the “Survivors of Suicide Loss Day Vigil” on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024, at 10 a.m. at the Judy Broward Survivors of Suicide Loss Memory Garden at Cofrin Nature Park (4810 NW 8th Ave., Gainesville). This event is free and open to the community. Those wishing to attend are asked to park at the University City Church of Christ parking lot east of Cofrin Nature Park, at 4626 NW 8th Ave. Parking is available at the park for those with a disabled parking placard.
International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day is designated as a day when the friends and family of those who have died by suicide can join together for healing and support.
The Survivors of Suicide Memory Garden was dedicated in 2013 to serve those who have experienced the loss of a loved one to suicide. The garden offers a space for peaceful reflection to those who have experienced any kind of loss and is also open to the community for those who wish to find retreat amidst the beauty and comfort offered by the garden.
The vigil is sponsored by the Friends of the Crisis Center in partnership with the Alachua County Crisis Center and the Survivors of Suicide Support Group. The Friends of the Crisis Center would like to extend thanks to the City of Gainesville Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Affairs Department and the Alachua County Commission for their support in developing and maintaining the Survivors of Suicide Loss Memory Garden.
My deepest sympathy to those who have lost someone to suicide. Suicide is such a selfish act, no consideration for it’s impact on other, just total concern with self. Suicide: a permanent solution to a temporary problem.
Those are the coldest, cruelest words I have heard in a very long time. I have lost friends to suicide. You never know the situation a person is in or how hopeless and helpless they feel. I am truly amazed by your lack of empathy.
The words are neither cold nor cruel, just factual. I have lost two close friends to suicide and again I say suicide is a selfish, cruel, act. These people are totally self absorbed and don’t care about others.