'A DIFFERENT GRIEF' | Vigil in memory of those lost to suicide held Thursday in Texarkana

Jeremy Matherly lights a candle during a vigil in memory of those lost to suicide, including veterans, Thursday in downtown Texarkana, Arkansas. Organized by local advocates with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention and the Warfighter Community Foundation, the vigil was meant to honor those lost, raise awareness and inform people how to help with future events. "All of us who've been affected by suicide know it's a different grief," organizer Betty Jackson Carpenter said. "Everybody knows somebody that knows somebody that's been affected by the loss of suicide. So, tonight, let's just take a moment and think about who those people are." Help is available by calling the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-8255 or by texting HOME to 741741.
Jeremy Matherly lights a candle during a vigil in memory of those lost to suicide, including veterans, Thursday in downtown Texarkana, Arkansas. Organized by local advocates with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention and the Warfighter Community Foundation, the vigil was meant to honor those lost, raise awareness and inform people how to help with future events. "All of us who've been affected by suicide know it's a different grief," organizer Betty Jackson Carpenter said. "Everybody knows somebody that knows somebody that's been affected by the loss of suicide. So, tonight, let's just take a moment and think about who those people are." Help is available by calling the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-8255 or by texting HOME to 741741.

Jeremy Matherly lights a candle during a vigil in memory of those lost to suicide, including veterans, Thursday in downtown Texarkana, Arkansas. Organized by local advocates with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention and the Warfighter Community Foundation, the vigil was meant to honor those lost, raise awareness and inform people how to help with future events. "All of us who've been affected by suicide know it's a different grief," organizer Betty Jackson Carpenter said. "Everybody knows somebody that knows somebody that's been affected by the loss of suicide. So, tonight, let's just take a moment and think about who those people are." Help is available by calling the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-8255 or by texting HOME to 741741.

This week's episode of "On the Line," the Texarkana Gazette podcast, focuses on suicide prevention:

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