This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Ithaca chapter.
Send Silence Packing is a national traveling exhibit put on by Active Minds that raises awareness about mental health and promotes dialogue about the consequences, specifically suicides, of remaining silent. The 1,100 backpacks displayed represent the average number of college students’ lives lost to suicide each year. Here, Ithaca students remember those lost and remember to never stay silent.