Active Minds Send Silence Packing has been featured in the news in cities and states across the U.S. Each article, picture, and television spot that mentions and highlights the 1,100 backpacks helps us raise awareness of the program, the tragedy of student suicide and the importance of mental health. The media is invaluable to our mission as it expands the impact and reach of the program well beyond the thousands that see it in person.
Some media highlights from Send Silence Packing include:
Backpacks on Broadway shining light on college suicide
CBS 2, New York
Backpack exhibit raises awareness about student suicides
WCAX , Channel 3
1,100 backpacks display focuses on student suicide
KSDK NewsChannel 5
1,100 backpacks on UMd. campus symbolize college suicides in America
WJLA, ABC 7 News
1,100 backpacks to honor suicide victims
WGAL-TV
Raising awareness of student suicides
WIVB News Channel 4 Buffalo
Sending Silence Packing
Inside Higher Ed
Unique exhibit exposes suicide concern among college student
WWLP News 22
Stopping suicides: Backpacks send message
Watch the video
Lancaster Online
Exhibit at UVM puts spotlight on college suicide
Burlington Free Press
College programs address suicide and ‘Send Silence Packing’
USA Today
College suicide and UConn
Hartford Courant
Send Silence Packing – Student mental health awareness
NewYorkRawVideos
Backpacks represent victims in college suicide memorial
Fox 8 WVUE-TV
Backpack display focuses on student suicide
WTNH News 8
1,100 backpacks at University of New Haven commemorate young suicide victims
New Haven Register
Suicide exhibit at University aimed at awareness
The Press-Enterprise
Leaning into the pain
News Review
Ramapo college backpack display highlights suicides among college students
NorthJersey.com
U of Vt. exhibit focuses on college suicides
Boston.com
Suicide Awareness Art Exhibit Tours Southland College Campuses
Southern California Public Radio
For a listing of news stories from prior Send Silence Packing exhibits visit here.
Are you writing a story on Send Silence Packing? We’d be happy to provide you with more information about Active Minds and Send Silence Packing. We can also set up interviews for you with members of the Active Minds team, chapter leaders, or with families who have contributed backpacks. Please email Dianna at dianna@activeminds.org for more information.
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Our experience at Long Beach State was amazing!!! We had over 2,600 students attend this event. The impact will be far reaching. We had over 125 people agree to take the gatekeeper training for suicide prevention. We had over 70 people who wanted to join our Active Minds group. Thank you for this impactful display. We could have given a thousand speeches but it would not have made the impact that Send Silence Packing did..Thank you