The Chenango County Suicide Prevention Coalition will be hosting their second annual event for the International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day on Saturday, November 9 at the Parish House of the Emmanuel Episcopal Church, located at 37 West Main Street in Norwich. (Photo from the Emmanuel Episcopal Church Facebook page)

NORWICH — The Chenango County Suicide Prevention Coalition will be hosting their second annual event for the International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day on Saturday, November 9 at the Parish House of the Emmanuel Episcopal Church, located at 37 West Main Street in Norwich.

Attendees are encouraged to arrive between 9:30 and 10 a.m. for registration, as well as a welcome and refreshments from Chenango Health Network. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., attendees can mingle with others, do crafts, and share their stories. Attendees are also encouraged to bring a photo of their lost loved one to the event.

"We learned from last year we really wanted to be very person-centered, because it’s a very emotional day talking about loss to suicide, and grief, and what that journey looks like, and what healing looks like or feels like, and how it differs for a lot of people," explained Chenango Health Network Mental Health First Aid Coordinator Tiffani Gager. "People were able to talk about the loss we survived and laugh and reminisce and share memories and thoughts, and we were able to not just survive but live, live in their memory and be happy that they existed and that we got to know them."