Send Silence Packing

Montclair State University's Student Center displayed 1,100 backpacks
on Nov. 5, each representing a U.S. college student who died by suicide
last year. Photos, momentos and remembrances covered many of the
backpacks, commemorating the young students' lives. The Send Silence
Packing exhibit is part of the Active Minds National Conference on
college student mental health and suicide prevention. Nearly 600
college officials, students and health professionals from 38 students
spent the weekend on campus to talk about ways to improve mental
health.