Friends, family, and board members were welcomed to Dimmitt Chevrolet for the official launch of the Love IV Lawrnce Foundation. It was an evening of shared conversation, memories, love, grief, and, vision for what could be accomplished by working together to change these saddening statistics:

• Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in the US for all ages.

• Suicide is the 3rd leading cause of death in the world for those aged 15-24 years.

• Every day, approximately 20 US veterans, die by suicide.

• Suicide takes the lives of over 30,000 Americans every year.

• Disability from serious mental illness costs $193.2 annually.

• Depression is the leading disability worldwide.

• 8.4 million Americans are caring for a loved one with a diagnosed mental illness.

• The average delay from onset of a mental health challenge to treatment is 10 years.