{"id":425229,"date":"2026-09-03T18:18:41","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T18:18:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/425229\/"},"modified":"2026-09-03T18:18:41","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T18:18:41","slug":"you-are-not-alone-lubbock-va-clinic-set-to-host-2nd-annual-candlelight-vigil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/425229\/","title":{"rendered":"‘You are not alone’: Lubbock VA Clinic set to host 2nd annual candlelight vigil"},"content":{"rendered":"

LUBBOCK, Texas<\/a> \u2014 September is known as Suicide Prevention Awareness month, dedicating 30 days to honor and remember those lost to suicide, and Lubbock and Amarillo Veteran Affairs Clinic staff are working together to put on their second annual candlelight vigil.<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cOne of the pillars of suicide prevention is to bring awareness to the community and our gatekeepers. So, we thought what a wonderful way to do that, and to honor our loved ones,\u201d said Andrea Carillo, the Suicide Prevention Coordination for Lubbock\u2019s VA Clinic.<\/p>\n

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Carillo has been on the team for seven years and has experienced the loss of a loved one due to suicide, so this event is important to her because she does not want anyone to go through that pain. The loss was hard on Carillo, but she said that leaning on people, her support system and knowing where her resources were all helped Carillo.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s why this event is so important, so we can let others know that they are not alone,\u201d she said. If you are struggling or having a mental health crisis, they take statements from people very seriously.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf they\u2019re making passive statements about suicide, not wanting to be alive, tired or saying that they have a plan to end their life. We want to make sure that we take everything like that seriously,\u201d said Carillo.<\/p>\n

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This event is dedicated toward veterans, but it is a free community event, so anyone can attend.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnybody could be struggling with thoughts of suicide. You never know if it\u2019s your neighbor, your best friend, a coworker. So it\u2019s really important that we know help is available and how to get help, especially if you\u2019re a veteran, that you know the VA is here,\u201d said Carillo.<\/p>\n

If you or someone you know is struggling with mental health, veterans can call 9-8-8 and press 1 to be connected with someone at the Veterans Crisis Line. It is open 24\/7, all days throughout the year.<\/p>\n

\"\"Candlelight Vigil, 2025\"\"Candlelight Vigil, 2025\"\"Candlelight Vigil, 2025\"\"Candlelight Vigil, 2025<\/p>\n

INFORMATION ABOUT THE EVENT BELOW:<\/p>\n

When: September 12, 2026<\/p>\n

Location: Lubbock VA Clinic (3501 4th Street), right across from Texas Tech Health Science Center<\/p>\n

Where: In the Clinic\u2019s front parking lot<\/p>\n

Time: 6 p.m. \u2013 8 p.m.<\/p>\n

The Candlelight Vigil will start at 7 p.m. <\/p>\n

What to expect: Singing of the National Anthem, activities and different mental health resources, a car show featuring older and newer ones, guest speakers from administration, free food from Caprock Tech Security, and more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"LUBBOCK, Texas \u2014 September is known as Suicide Prevention Awareness month, dedicating 30 days to honor and remember…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":425230,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[168,170,169],"class_list":["post-425229","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-lubbock","tag-lubbock","tag-lubbock-headlines","tag-lubbock-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/425229","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=425229"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/425229\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/425230"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=425229"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=425229"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=425229"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}