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In coordination with Veterans Affairs Illiana’s Suicide Prevention Group, Richland hosted “Operation Impediment: The Race to Finish Veteran Suicide” in observance of Suicide Prevention Month in September.
The timed, 2-mile impediment course started on the Richland Health Middle and took individuals round campus with 20 obstacles which included working down hills, crawling via military nets and tubes, climbing over hay bales and carrying varied gadgets.
In coordination with Veterans Affairs Illiana’s Suicide Prevention Group, Richland Group Faculty hosted “Operation Impediment: The Race to Finish Veteran Suicide” in observance of Suicide Prevention Month in September.
Scott Broyles, director of the Health Middle and organizer of the occasion, stated the concept of an impediment course happened after he was approached by the Illiana staff to host an occasion at Richland to help veterans in 2020.
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