Two separate walks helped close out September’s World Suicide Prevention Month with awareness, fundraising, and remembrance.
This was the first year for the Dallas Werbecky Memorial Mood Walk, created after Organizer, Kaleena Werbecky’s brother died of suicide in January.
Werbecky said Saturday’s walk raised funds for programs surrounding mental health.
“We had over 200 people attend and we also raised $29,200 for the Suicide Prevention Fund.”
“That’s shared between CMHA (Canadian Mental Health Association) and The Crisis Centre of Northern B.C..”
Werbecky added the final total includes the matched donations by TC Energy.
She also attended Thursday’s Soles Remembering Souls Memorial Walk, which was hosted by the Crisis Centre for Northern BC.
Werbecky said while stigma still surrounds mental health and suicide, the walks are a step in the right direction.
The biggest takeaway for her was seeing how many people in the community care about mental health.
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