Event for International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day held in GR [Video]

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The holiday season can be a difficult time for those who have lost a loved one. 

According to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, each year, on the Saturday before Thanksgiving, survivors of suicide loss come together to find community and support on International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day. 

The free event was hosted with the goal of giving loss survivors a place to find hope, understanding and connection with others who have been through the same thing. 

“There’s 100 people registered today to join us and share in the unique and traumatic journey of what it’s like to lose a loved one and just to know, especially heading into the holiday season, that we’re not alone,” said Becky Olson, the vice president on the …