via Myspace

For the first time ever, bands will be travelling the country to shed light on the reality of depression and suicide on the Pick Up The Phone Tour.

Headlining this college-aimed music tour is Alkaline Trio--a band who has helped define the genre of emo music and has already sold nearly one million records to date. Their trek across the country, which aims to raise funds for depression and suicide prevention, will begin in April.

This tour comes to a college campus near you through partnerships with the non-profit organization To Write Love on Her Arms, Postsecret.com, Synclive.com, and 1-800 SUICIDE--The National Hopeline Network.

"Alkaline Trio is thrilled to get to work with the Hopeline Network," says the band's lead singer Matt Skiba. "We are especially excited to be a part of this whole tour and the cause it's supporting. Suicide is a very permanent solution to what may be a temporary problem and it feels great to be a part of something that is purely there to help people in times of desperation."