A GROUP of friends will pay a touching tribute to a young woman who tragically took her own life by holding a special fundraiser to mark the month that would have brought her 30th birthday.

Friends and family of Jenna Millar, who died in 2019 aged just 26, are holding the donation drive at the RAF Club in Greenock next month for suicide prevention charity Man On Inverclyde.

The group hope it will put the spotlight on young people's mental health and raise cash for a good cause.

Jodie Crossan, a close friend of Jenna's, told the Telegraph that she and a friend had been the first to arrive at Jenna's house after the tragedy.

Jodie said: "We couldn't get a hold of Jenna so some of us went up to check on her and found her.

"We took her to the hospital and were with her when she died.

"It's affected me majorly, it's hard and it's something I'll never come back from.

"That night it could have taken us coming up a few hours earlier for things to be different, but I know that there's no one to blame for it."

Jodie says that the tragedy made her and the rest of Jenna's friends realise how important mental health awareness was.

She added: "Jenna was an amazing person who had a lot of people that cared about her.

"That's why we want to put this out there - someone can seem really happy on the outside, but it's not always the case.

"We knew she wasn't okay, but I don't think we understood the depths of it until the end.

"I didn't really understand what mental health was before this happened, I've never had a great deal of problems with it.

"We all took dips ourselves after what happened and began to realise what Jenna must have been going through.

"I think Man On is the type of place where you can go to and not feel judged, they're down to earth and easy to talk to.

"We hope that by raising awareness other people having these problems might realise that support is out there for them."

The fundraiser has already raised hundreds of pounds for Man On, with dozens of businesses from across the district donating vouchers and prizes to be raffled off on the night.

Charlene McGeachy, a lifelong friend of Jenna's, says organisations like Man On play a vital part in safeguarding people's mental health.

She said: "Man On wasn't around when Jenna passed away and I wish that it had been because it maybe would have helped her.

"I've learned to deal with it now but at the start it was horrible losing Jenna, we were so close and young.

"She was the life and soul of the party and always got on with everybody.

"People have been so generous with the fundraiser, we've been given loads of prizes and donations.

"We're doing a tombola, a raffle and lots of other games.

"I want to say a big thank-you to all of the businesses and people that have helped us or donated, it means so much to us.

"We hope through the fundraising we can give other people the support that Jenna might not have had."

Those who wish to donate to Jenna's friends' fundraiser should visit https://bit.ly/3bObzt1