Join Wichita State for Suspenders4Hope Day 2026

Join Wichita State for Suspenders4Hope Day, a community-wide effort to promote mental wellness, prevent suicide and remind everyone that support is always available:

  • Stop by the Welcome Tables from 9 a.m. to noon Jan. 20-21 in the Rhatigan Student Center to connect with the Student Wellness Center, grab a free T-shirt and write a note of encouragement for a Hope Kit recipient.
  • Attend the free Mental Wellness & Preventing Suicide Training from 9 to 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 21 in 264 RSC, Spencer Room. Learn practical tools to support yourself and others. Registration is required (faculty and staff can sign up through myTraining on myWSU).
  • End the day at the Blackout Mental Health Stigma Basketball Game as Shocker men’s basketball takes on East Carolina at 6:30 p.m. Jan. 21 in Charles Koch Arena. Wear black and receive a free Suspenders4Hope bracelet for the first 3,000 attendees.