<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1mlFAw_14cx0MbH00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1mlFAw_14cx0MbH00" width="1200" height="600" >TWIN FALLS, Idaho (KMVT/KSVT) — It was World Suicide Prevention Day on Wednesday and members of the community gathered at the Perrine Bridge for Bands at the Bridge, an event which aims to raise awareness about suicide prevention. This annual event has entered its seventh year, put on by Love Yourself. People tying bands to the bridge that display the message, Love Yourself, is where the event gets its name.“We hear wonderful stories that just make us feel so good that it’s making a difference. People rally around the message of love yourself and find it encouraging. They find ways to serve and lift and encourage others which is always good for our wellbeing,” Blake Gardner, the Executive Director of Love Yourself said. Gardner said he and his family founded the organization after his son died by suicide. Skyler, his son, worked in a trauma center and was beloved by the staff.“When we went down after he passed away, it devastated the ER room that he worked in and it actually shut down for a period of time as they were dealing and coping with their grief as well. And we talked to them, and they said, ‘we loved him, and he loved us, but at that moment he didn’t love himself.’ And that’s where it began,” Gardner said.Gardner said this event has grown over the years, with more than 80,000 wristbands being given out. “We even get stories of people who find a wristband and it really helps lift them out of a dark spot at that moment and that’s very rewarding for us to see that take place,” Gardner said. Gardner is glad to see the community support for Bands at the Bridge growing, saying it’s a great opportunity for people to be aware of the support that’s available for them.“It makes me so excited to see the crowd responding so well to the message and feeling the hope and the encouragement from their speakers and the different groups that are here and our community because we have a great community,” Gardner said.</div></body>

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TWIN FALLS, Idaho (KMVT/KSVT) — It was World Suicide Prevention Day on Wednesday and members of the community gathered at the Perrine Bridge for Bands at the Bridge, an event which aims to raise awareness about suicide prevention. This annual event has entered its seventh year, put on by...

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