The Fremont "Bridge" community will be coming together this weekend to celebrate a small victory in the area of suicide prevention and mental health illness.

Five years ago, a Ballard High school student walked to the edge of the Aurora Bridge and jumped to her death. She was one of nine people who leapt to their death from the Aurora Bridge that year and since then, Seattle FRIENDS (Fremont Individuals and Employees Nonprofit to Decrease Suicides) have rallied community organizations, businesses and area residents to lobby at the city and state level to build a suicide barrier on the Aurora bridge.

The group's efforts were supported by many community groups and organizations and the project was given a $4.6 million budget by Gov. Chris Gregoire.

Construction of the safety fence started in 2010 and was completed in February of this year.

This weekend, residents, local government officials, friends and family of the victims, and activist groups are celebrating the successful combined efforts of the community to resurrect a barrier.

More than 230 people have committed suicide from the Aurora Bridge, making it the second deadliest "suicide bridge" in the USA, behind the Golden Gate Bridge. The safety fence will help brings these numbers to a halt.

The barrier celebration will take place at the History House in Fremont on Saturday, September 24 from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m.

For more information, please visit www.seattlefriends.org.