Suicide Prevention Awareness Walk in Malta

The third annual Phillips County Suicide Prevention Awareness Walk was held in Malta last Sunday, and for the first time since it started, the weather was pleasant as over 100 people turned up at Malta High School for the beginning of the walk on a day where over $1,400 was raised.

The foyer at Malta High School housed the registration table, Remembrance Wall, the Rocks of Hope display, and tables with colored beads for walkers — each color representing a type of personal connection of struggle — with suicide — and literature on mental health. A total of 31 volunteers helped man the various st...