Throughout my year I will be promoting my platform of, Mental Health-Suicide Awareness. I have chosen this as my platform because it is something that has affected me on a personal level. Over the last 2 years my daughter became very depressed, I thought I was doing everything right to help her. This was until October 2017, when she attempted to commit suicide. That’s when I realized I was lost and had no idea what to do or the next step to get her the help she needed.  The last 8 months have been a huge learning process for me and my family. I plan on reaching out to everyone in our community to share my story and bring awareness to this issue that is too often not spoken about.

Thank you,

Heather Walter
Ms. Southwest Michigan 2018