11-05-2025
Mental health awareness takes center stage in Versailles
VERSAILLES, Ky. (FOX 56) — They say music heals the soul.
In Versailles on Saturday, that's just what was happening at 'Healing Notes,' a benefit concert for suicide prevention from the Kentucky Chapter of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.
'Music is a very healing component,' said Event Coordinator Allie Buchanan. 'That's why we named the event Healing Notes. And I think that feeling, that connection, a lot of times when we don't have the words to say, we have the music to sing. And I think that this type of event really brings that into focus.'
People from all over the community came out to enjoy food, drinks, and, of course, live music. All for a cause that some of them may not have a direct connection to, but many others do.
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Buchanan said she lost her grandfather to suicide in 2014.
'My wife, Susan Rogers, and myself we lost our daughter, Chloe, to suicide in June of '20,' said Kent Rogers, founder of Chloe's Petals for Hope.
The organization was created by the Rogers family to keep their daughter Chloe's memory alive and raise awareness for mental health and suicide prevention.
As a parent, losing a child to suicide is an unimaginable loss, but Rogers shared words of hope with FOX 56.
'You do matter. There are people that love you, that care about you, and you know, if you're not here, there would be people that would miss you deeply. And just, you know, to always just hold on and to know that, you know, It might be a bad day. It's not a bad life,' he said.
Organizers said Healing Notes is a prelude to their Out of the Darkness walk in October, and they will take advantage of any opportunity to shine a light on mental health, emphasizing it's a major health issue that you can't always see just by looking at a person suffering from it.
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Buchanan said, 'A lot of people who suffer with mental health issues and depression, like myself and many of my family members, they can get in that rut of feeling like they're constantly in the dark and not having anyone to talk to you or any light at the end of their tunnel. And this is just a way to say, 'We see you, we hear you, and we would love to hear your story.''
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