Community / Giving Back
CERTIFIED BY NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS (NAMI)
Bobby Straus, pictured on far left, after being certified by NAMI with the Colorado Chapter.
Bobby Straus has been trained and certified by the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) in the following: In Our Own Voice, Ending the Silence, and NAMI Smarts for Advocacy.
COMMUNITY EVENTS
Arapahoe High School / Suicide Prevention Walk
Image by: AHS students. The three students in red shirts pictured initiated and organized the walk for suicide prevention for their high school. 2018
Bobby participated in his community walk at Arapahoe High School. The event was sponsored by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention to help bring awareness to teens about mental health issues. Bobby walked and talked to teens and parents of teens who had children that had death by suicide. Bobby showed his support by being present and showing compassion and that he was a living testimony that there is hope.
Bobby at Arapahoe High School “Walk for Suicide Prevention” in the Spring of 2019.
Each walker at the AHS suicide prevention walk could choose beads to represent why they were there. Bobby wore green beads which signified that he has a personal struggle or attempt at suicide.
Color code chart for beads provided to AHS suicide prevention walkers and what the colors signified. 2019