In honor of the month of awareness of mental health, nearly 200 members of the community gathered in Hudson on Saturday morning for a suicide prevention walk. News 9 spoke with Amaya Dorsey and Victoria Supppa, two students from the Alvirne high school who spent weeks organizing the promenade. They said that many people shared their own personal experience and struggled with mental health during the walk. “It shouldn’t be something that you think you are going to be punished if you speak and want to get help. Google Play
In honor of the month of awareness of mental health, nearly 200 members of the community met in Hudson on Saturday morning for a suicide prevention walk.
News 9 spoke with Amaya Dorsey and Victoria Supppa, two students from the Alvirne high school who spent weeks organizing the promenade. They said that many people shared their own personal experience and struggled with mental health during the walk.
“It shouldn’t be something that you think you are going to be punished if you speak and want to get help. No one is going to make fun of you if you have trouble,” said Dorsey.
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Donna Morin, a teacher at Alvirne, attended walking and worked with Selfpa and Dorsey for everything to happen.
Morin said she was inspired to help because of her own experiences. She said her son Nathan committed suicide three years ago.
“I cannot even describe how passionate they are on this subject and to what extent they worked hard. The simple fact of knowing that it was so important for them and the other students who meet and realize that the mental health and mental health of their classmates are so important,” said Morin.
The organizers said that the suicide prevention walk had raised around $ 13,000 – 100% of the products will be donated to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.
>> Get help: if you or someone you know need help, call National Suicide Crifeline Suicide at 988 | More resources