Two NJ Transit buses have special wraps encourage people contemplating suicide to call 988 as part of National Suicide Awareness Month.
One of two NJ Transit buses with a special wrap encourage veterans who are contemplating suicide to call a national hotline were unveiled in Newark Monday. The buses recognize National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. Photo courtesy of NJ Transit.Two NJ Transit buses hit the road this month wrapped with a lifesaving message, highlighting the national suicide prevention hotline.
The bus wraps were commissioned by Military to Mobility, the new NJ Transit Military Company Employee Resource Group. One of the buses will be deployed in north Jersey and the other in south Jersey. “We have come a long way in the U.S. in reducing the stigma of mental health, including among our veterans. But any death by suicide is one too many,” said Fran O’Connor, state Transportation Commissioner and NJ Transit board chairman. “I am proud of NJ Transit’s campaign to increase the visibility of mental health challenges and support for suicide prevention, for our customers, our brave veterans and our employees. Help is available.
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