Mental health is a major focus for school districts around the area, and a group of Piatt County students is doing their best to support their peers. 

Bement High School senior Emma Garlutzo (Gar-loot-zo) told the Hart Media Group on the WHOW High School Road Tour that Life Savers is a group centered around students supporting students and notes they put a big focus on suicide prevention.

Garlutzo says they host service opportunities like highway or school clean-ups to give back to the community. She adds that they will be busy with plenty of opportunities for students to join them in serving the community during the second semester. 

New members are elected to the club each year, and Garlutzo explains that in order for them to have the tools necessary to complete their goals, students can participate in the Life Savers Retreat. She says it is three days and two nights of learning essential, and sometimes life-saving, skills. 

Garlutzo encourages those interested in joining to visit the Monticello/Bement Life Savers Facebook and Instagram pages.