September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, and Thomas Russell Middle School is hosting an event Sept. 25 to help families in the Milpitas Unified School District start conversations about recognizing the warning signs for suicide and connecting people to resources and services. Last year the middle school hosted Ending the Silence for Families, a presentation for parents by the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) that includes warning signs, facts and statistics, how to talk with children and how to work with school staff.