A Witness Tree ceremony outside the Summit County Courthouse Wednesday was held to help promote awareness around the 22 veterans on average who die by suicide each day. 

You can attend another ceremony at 9 a.m. Friday for Veterans Day and again on Saturday in the courtyard outside of the Summit County Courthouse at 209 S. High St. downtown.

If you or a loved one is struggling, please call 988 for help and support. 

Witness Tree ceremony in pictures

Multimedia reporter/producer (she/her)
Kassi Filkins strives to be an active part of whatever community she finds herself in and joins Signal Akron in its mission to bring accessible and community-focused news to all Akronites.

Kassi was born and raised in Central Ohio and is a photojournalism graduate of Kent State University. She was a staff member at the Southeast Missourian and the Hartford Courant before working in non-profit communications.

Kassi lives in Highland Square and enjoys local coffee shops, walking along trails in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park and hanging out with her dogs, cat and husband.