By ALLISON BROPHY CHAMPION
CULPEPER STARâEXPONENT
Substance abuse, suicide and depression touch most people in one way or the other in this modern world and all three have grown exponentially in an isolating year of pandemic.
Highlighting local outreach and solidarity around the pain of these mental health issues, the fifth annual Walk for Hope was held April 17 in Culpeperâs Yowell Meadow Park following a yearlong reprieve due to COVID.
About 150 people signed up for the Long family of Rapidanâs âLiving the Dream Foundationâ event. Many wore Living the Dream cloth face masks colored blue for âsupport the causeâ and white, signifying loss of a child.