10/09/2026
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐๐ป๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฌ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ก๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ
"๐๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฅ๐ด๐ต ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ธ๐ช๐ฏ๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ, ๐ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ข๐ด, ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ฎ๐ฆ, ๐ข๐ฏ ๐ช๐ฏ๐ท๐ช๐ฏ๐ค๐ช๐ฃ๐ญ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ถ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ณ." Albert Camus spoke these words, reminding us that even the deepest chill cannot extinguish the warmth we carry inside. When life becomes overwhelming, it is so easy to withdraw into the dark corners of our own minds. In that quiet isolation, our pain builds an echo chamber of negativity, repeating the lie that nothing will ever improve, that we are a burden, and that staying silent is the only choice. But that room of mirrors is not the truth. Stepping out of the dark does not require a giant leap; it begins with the brave choice to open a single door, speak one honest sentence, and let someone else help carry the weight.
This Su***de Prevention Month, remember that the world is softer with you in it. Your presence matters more than you realize, and reaching out for support is an act of courage, not defeat. Let us also look out for one another with gentle hands, because kindness is free and a single caring word can pull someone back from the edge. Give yourself the grace to break the silence, step out of the shadows, and believe that better days are waiting for you. As Matt Haig gently reminds us, "๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ช๐ด ๐ด๐ต๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐จ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ฏ ๐ข ๐ด๐ฎ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ฆ๐ด๐ฏ'๐ต ๐จ๐ช๐ท๐ฆ ๐ถ๐ฑ."
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๐ฌ๐ผ๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ:
0919-057-1553 - National Care for Mental Health Crisis Hotline
Mark P***a - FE-SSC Committee on Student Welfare and Development Director
