Thousands of people gathered in Chicago Saturday morning for the largest suicide prevention walk in the country as suicide continues to be one of the leading causes of death for all ages.

Around 6,000 people came together for the ‘Out of the Darkness Chicagoland Walk’ at Montrose Harbor on Saturday to raise awareness about suicide prevention and to bring hope to those affected by suicide.

“It’s pretty powerful. As a person that’s going through something, you try not to show emotions and vulnerability, being here and hearing people’s stories and just seeing the large amount of people here today to support this cause is very powerful,” said Enrique Galvez.

Enrique Galvez and his wife Nina Galvez are from Midlothian. This is their first walk to honor the memory of their son Sergio. He took

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