Trek for Life

$32,190 Amount Raised

$40,000 Event Goal

: Drew Peterson; September 9, 2024

"Feel It All" chronicles professional skier Drew Petersen’s journey from the depths of suicidal depression to finding purpose, strength, and resilience. While you're watching this film, 3 people will die by suicide. In the U.S. alone . . .

: THE PARADISE PARADOX; December 15, 2023

Executive produced by Olympic ski racer Bode Miller and Emmy Award-winning impact sports filmmaker Brett Rapkin, THE PARADISE PARADOX explores the mental health crisis affecting America’s mountain towns . . .

: Trek for Life; November 8, 2023

Each September 10th marks a solemn yet crucially important day for global communities — World Suicide Prevention Day. While many recognize its importance, diving deep into the essence of this day reveals . . .

: CNN; August 28, 2023

In this podcast series, Anderson Cooper takes us on a deeply personal exploration of loss and grief. He starts recording while packing up the apartment of his late mother Gloria Vanderbilt. Going through her journals and keepsakes, . . .

September is Suicide Awareness prevention Month

: TREK FOR LIFE; August 21, 2023

Suicide Prevention Awareness Month is an opportunity for us to understand how suicidal thoughts can be identified, prevented, and treated. It's important to provide support and compassion to . . .

: Mike Stobbe; August 10, 2023

In 2022, about 49,500 people took their own lives in the U.S., this the highest number ever, according to new government data posted Thursday. The Centers for Disease Control . . .

Ted Talk and Nadine Burke Harris talk about childhood trauma and mental health

: Nadine Burke Harris, TEDMED; August 1, 2023

Childhood trauma isn’t something you just get over as you grow up. Pediatrician Nadine Burke Harris explains that the repeated stress of abuse, neglect, and parents struggling with . . .

: Cheryl Platzman Weinstock; July 17, 2023

At peer respite facilities, patients who don’t need immediate medical care can get help without feeling judged . . .

: SutterHealth; December 27, 2022

From a young age, we’re taught that eating well helps us look and feel our physical best. What we’re not always told is that good nutrition significantly affects our mental health . . .

: Various Sources; December 19, 2022

For many, the first snowfall of the winter means one thing: skiing season has begun. Hitting the slopes is a great way to stay fit during the colder months, but given the high speed . . .

: Various Sources; November 8, 2022

There is a Big Difference Between Mental Health and Mental Illness. While they sound similar, early childhood mental health and early childhood mental illness are two different things affecting . . .

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: Bob Maaddi, AP News; October 7, 2022

The pressures of the NFL were getting to Marcus Smith II.

He hadn’t lived up to the expectations of being Philadelphia’s first-round pick, which led to anxiety, depression, panic attacks, being released by the Eagles — and . . .

: Big Think; September 9, 2022

Over the past two decades, researchers have observed that people living at higher altitudes have an increased risk of suicide. For every increase of 100 meters, suicide rates rise by 0.4 per 100,000 people. One explanation is that . . .