Nationwide You-Are-Loved Chalk Message Project—an annual, nationwide suicide-prevention awareness project that combats hateful rhetoric toward the LGBTQ community through positive chalk messages. Colleges are asked to become involved. According to a press release, 25-50 percent of LGBTQ youth are initially rejected by their families upon coming out. In addition, an estimated 60 percent of LGBTQ youth feel unsafe in U.S. schools due to their sexual orientation and/or gender identity. LGBTQ youth are four to nine times more likely to attempt suicide than their heterosexual peers. Those planning on participating should contact Jen Dugan, info@chalkmessages.org.