ELKHART, Ind. (WNDU) - Preventing suicide: that was the goal of a walk tonight in Elkhart County.

Billed as the Elkhart County Suicide Prevention Coalition’s “Walking Together” Remembrance Walk, the event took place in the Wellfield Botanic Gardens.

The Suicide Prevention Coalition is made up of people who have lost loved ones to the scourge of suicide.

Those who have lost loved ones to suicide were able to grab color-coded beads during the walk to symbolize their loss.

“It’s important for all of us who have lost someone to suicide just to give us hope, show our camaraderie, our support for each other and to gather here for each other,” said Dianne Robertson, a participant in the walk.

The walk was planned to call attention to suicide and struggles with mental illness in the greater E

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