You Are Not Alone; 2019 Suicide Prevention Walk

During my sophomore year of high school, I began planning a suicide prevention walk called 'You Are Not Alone;' due to my past experiences with mental health issues. I wanted to spread a message of hope throughout my community to help people who were struggling with the same things I struggled with and to bring the community together to stop suicide. My initial goal was to raise $300 towards the Muskingum County Suicide Prevention Coalition in an effort to stop suicide in the county, however, my goal was blown out of the water in a very short amount of time. After all was said and done, the walk raised over $5,000, with around 500-600 people attending the walk. I was completely blown away by the outpouring support from the community, and I am excited to bring the walk back again this year.