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In Woodland Park on Saturday, it was measured in shoes. Some 277 pairs, along 300 feet of walkway in Dowling Gardens, bore witness to unfathomable pain: of young people who are no longer there to fill those boots, sandals and sneakers. Teen suicide— suicide and mental trauma in general — was the subject of a sobering exhibit brought to the town by the Stigma Free Task Force, a group that since 2016 has been raising awareness of a growing problem. On each pair of shoes, a tag with a quote...

Woodland Park Stigma Free Task Force Relaunches Under New Leadership By TAPINTO PASSAIC VALLEY STAFF May 3, 2021 at 12:01 AM Credits: Borough of Woodland Park Credits: Borough of Woodland Park Credits: Borough of Woodland Park By TAPINTO PASSAIC VALLEY STAFF May 3, 2021 at 12:01 AM WOODLAND PARK, NJ - After a period of dormancy due to COVID, the Woodland Park Stigma Free Task Force has relaunched this spring with new leadership under chair Phyllis Hornstra and co-chair Christine Tiseo. ...