For the first time, Fairbanks will be hosting an event for Survivors of Suicide. National Survivors of Suicide Day is a day of healing for those who have lost someone to suicide. It was created by a U.S. Senate resolution in 1999 through the efforts of Sen. Harry Reid of Nevada, who lost his father to suicide. The Fairbanks event will take place on Saturday, November 21st, at the Public Health Center. Check-in will begin at 8:30 a.m., followed by a broadcast of the American Federation for Suicide Prevention’s panel discussion (which is broadcast simultaneously throughout the country), a talk by a local survivor/mental health clinician, a "Reading of the Names", and a Candlelight Ceremony of Remembrance. For details, please call Anne Brainerd at Fairbanks Counseling & Adoption at 456-4729 or Linda Baird at 978-4064.