By Sara Sipe EBS CONTRIBUTOR
On Sunday, Sept. 8, the Gallatin County chapter of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention hosted the Gallatin Valley “Out of the Darkness” walk. Supporters gathered at Lindley Park in downtown Bozeman.
According to the foundation’s website, “The Community Walks, held in hundreds of communities across the country, are the core of the Out of the Darkness movement, which began in 2004. These events give people the courage to open up about their own connections to the cause, and a platform to create a culture that’s smarter about mental health.”
Team Big Sky, comprised of a handful of Big Sky locals—many of whom are connected with Wellness In Action or that have been personally touched by suicide—were recognized as the team who raised the most in donations, and were honored by carrying the event banner and leading the approximately one-mile long walk.
The mission of WIA, founded in 2005, is “to improve community wellbeing by providing a network of mental and behavioral health resources to people who live and work in Big Sky.” For more information about available resources, call WIA at 406-589-6522 or email info@wiabigsky.org.
If you are experiencing a mental health crisis, call or text 988 or text TALK to 741741.
