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Tuesday was a community paint day at St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children as part of Embracing the Light, a two-year project focused on mental health awareness.
The community came together in North Philadelphia to help create a new mural focused on mental health and suicide awareness.
“It’s an opportunity for folks to get involved and contribute to the fight against suicide,” James Burns said.
Burns is the artist who created the image with a theme of hope, optimism and connections.
Each part of the mural has a number — a giant paint-by-numbers project, so community members can help produce pieces that will eventually be assembled into the mural.
“This process has been so calming and nice to be around other people dealing with the same things we are,” said Jeanne Byrne.
