Saturday morning marked the return of Out of the Darkness Chicagoland, the nation's largest suicide prevention walk.
Saturday, September 14, 2024 5:16PMUnified behind a meaningful mission, thousands of people walked together on Saturday morning at Montrose Harbor for a cause that has impacted so many of us.
Saturday morning marked the return of Out of the Darkness Chicagoland, the nation's largest suicide prevention walk."Knowing that there's many other people walking this with you, being able to openly discuss mental health, suicide risk factors, and discuss real tangible strategies to prevent it really makes you feel a lot better," Connolly said.
Opokua Osei-Yeboh's 20-year-old son, Jared, died by suicide in 2022 just days shy of his 21st birthday."We can be the voice for suicide prevention. 988. Let's support people. Let's reach out. Let's share our stories," Osei-Yeboh said."Knowing this type of situation affects us all and we all have something in common here, we all have to work towards fighting against it," Snelling said.
"I lost my husband five years ago to suicide. I just needed a community to support me, and I found it," said Kerry Conroy-Jerger of Portage Park.She says the love she feels from this tight community helps give her the boost she needs to keep speaking up about suicide loss and prevention.
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