Onondaga County Suicide Prevention Coalition

09/18/2026

Spotted: STEAM High School lighting up in support of Su***de Prevention Awareness Month! 💜 Hope is a community effort, and we're grateful to our schools for helping spread the message that no one is alone. If you or someone you know is struggling, call or text 988 anytime.

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09/18/2026

Chalk the Walk is NEXT WEEK!

Grab some chalk, find a sidewalk and help us fill Onondaga County with messages of hope, encouragement and connection.

Whether you’re participating with your school, workplace, organization, neighborhood or family, every message is a reminder that hope is a community effort.

You can pick up a FREE chalk the walk kit at any of these locations (while supplies last).

Fayetteville Free Library
300 Orchard St.
Fayetteville, NY 13066

Salina Free Library
100 Belmont St.
Mattydale, NY 13211

NOPL – North Syracuse Branch
100 Trolley Barn Lane
North Syracuse NY 13212

White Branch Library
763 Butternut Street
Syracuse NY 13208

Mundy Branch Library
1204 S Geddes St
Syracuse, NY 13204

Beauchamp Branch Library
2111 S Salina St Syracuse NY 13205

🖍️ Chalk a message
📸 Snap a photo
💜 Tag us and use

Together, let’s make hope visible throughout our community.

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09/15/2026

Shoutout to Massena Public Library and St. Lawrence County Su***de Awareness Coalition for bringing Chalk the Walk to their community 💜love seeing this work happening across the region!

09/14/2026

💜 Chalk the Walk is next week!

Ready to help cover Onondaga County in messages of hope, encouragement and connection? Pick up a FREE Chalk the Walk kit at one of six participating libraries. No advance order or registration is needed. Just stop by, grab a kit and get ready to chalk! 🖍️

📍 Fayetteville Free Library
300 Orchard St., Fayetteville

📍 Salina Free Library
100 Belmont St., Mattydale

📍 NOPL – North Syracuse Branch
100 Trolley Barn Lane, North Syracuse

📍 White Branch Library
763 Butternut St., Syracuse

📍 Mundy Branch Library
1204 S. Geddes St., Syracuse

📍 Beauchamp Branch Library
2111 S. Salina St., Syracuse

Join us next week and help make hope visible throughout our community. Be sure to tag us in your social posts sharing your artwork and use the hashtag 💜

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09/14/2026

🎙️ Did you miss it? Catch the conversation here!

OCSPC Manager Nichole Hotchkiss joined Maggie and Tom on WCNY's Check It Out podcast to talk about Su***de Prevention Awareness Month and how our community is coming together to spread messages of hope, connection and support.

The conversation also highlights our upcoming Chalk the walk: Hope is a community effort and the six Onondaga County libraries helping us bring messages of hope to sidewalks across our community. 💜

Thank you to WCNY for helping shine a light on su***de prevention and reminding our community that hope is a community effort.

🎧 Listen to the full conversation:
https://www.wcny.org/check-it-out-chalk-the-walk/

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We usually are all laughs and jokes on Check It Out, but for this week we tackle a serious subject. Maggie and Tom talk with Nicole Hotchkiss of Contact Community Services. September is Su***de Prevention Awareness Month and six libraries are teaming up with CCS as part of a support event called the...

09/10/2026

Every conversation matters.

Every check-in can make a difference.

Today, on World Su***de Prevention Day, we are reminded that compassion, understanding, and simply being present can help someone feel less alone.

Su***de prevention begins with creating spaces where people feel safe to be honest about what they’re going through.

A small act of kindness may be the hope someone needs today.

If you’re struggling or need someone to talk to, support is available, call or text 988 any time.

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09/09/2026

🎙️ Recorded a Podcast today for "Check It Out" on WCNY Community FM! Airing this Saturday.

Nichole Hotchkiss sat down with Tom and Maggie to talk about the work we're doing with the Onondaga County Su***de Prevention Coalition 💜especially timely as we're in the middle of Su***de Prevention Awareness Month.

Tune in Saturday morning to hear the conversation. Link to listen coming soon!!

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09/08/2026

Today, 9/8 is 988 Day. 💜

Three numbers can create a connection when someone needs it most.

The 988 Su***de & Crisis Lifeline provides free, confidential support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for anyone experiencing emotional distress, a mental health or substance use crisis, or thoughts of su***de.

You don’t have to wait until a crisis becomes an emergency to reach out. You can call, text, or chat 988 for yourself or because you’re concerned about someone you love.

This Su***de Prevention Month, help us make sure everyone in our community knows:

There is hope. There is help. There is 988.

Because hope is a community effort. 💜

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09/07/2026

Tomorrow, 9/8, is 💜

People reach out to 988 for many different reasons. They may be feeling overwhelmed, anxious, lonely, hopeless, worried about someone they love, or simply need someone to talk to.

Whatever the reason, support is available.

Throughout , we’ll be sharing some of the reasons people reach out for help and reminding our community that you don’t have to wait for a crisis to connect with 988.

What’s your reason?

If you or someone you know needs support, call, text or chat 988 anytime, 24/7.

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