The goal to break the shroud of secrecy around suicide and mental health has been one that Hold On Pain Ends has been spreading since 2015, when the Wyman family lost their daughter, Madi, to suicide at the age of 14. A freshman in high school at the time of her death, Madi Wyman was a member of the JV soccer team and was involved in both her church youth group and 4-H.
To honor the teen, the Wymans formed the nonprofit as well as the walk, held on the Sunday of Labor Day weekend, as a way to kick off Suicide Awareness Month.
The annual walk across the Long Bridge on Sunday, Sept. 3, aims to promote suicide awareness, hope and healing, organizers said. This year, there will be both in-person and virtual events for the walk, which begins at 5 p.m.
Hold on. Pain ends.
The message is as simple and as powerful as that, organizers of the Walk for HOPE said of their reasons for the eighth annual event.
The annual walk across the Long Bridge this year set for Sunday, Sept. 3 highlights suicide awareness, hope, and healing. This year, there will be both in-person and virtual events for the walk.