The Equestrian Yogi Hikes for Mental Health
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Goal: $500.00
$235.00 donated
I’m 2012, my friend Chris lost his lifelong battle with mental illness. Chris was a father, a Gulf War Veteran who served his country in the US Air Force, and one of the best human beings to ever cross my path. Like many others who have been touched by suicide, I spoke with Chris just two hours before his death and when he said “I’ll call you later”, I never could have imagined that “later” wouldn’t be coming. Though we had talked about his sickness on many occasions throughout our 22 year friendship, I didn’t realize how hopeless he had become in the days surrounding his death.
Since Chris’s death, I have found healing in making it my mission to help to spread the word about suicide prevention and mental illness. To also change the stigmas that surrounds these terrible afflictions of the mind and suicide itself. I fight for Chris and all the others that no longer can.
I myself struggle with depression and anxiety, but have been lucky enough to find great treatment and support. My life has forever been changed by admitting that I was not strong enough to fight on my own. It is my hope that one day people will feel free to talk more openly about their struggles so that they may find the light in the world that I have.
HIKE for Mental Health is an all-volunteer, 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
All contributions are tax deductible, and 100% of the hike donations support our mission.
Eighty cents of every dollar funds mental health programs, including break-through scientific research into PTSD, schizophrenia, bipolar spectrum disorders, depression and other major mental illnesses. Through research we can find better ways to alleviate the suffering that affects 1 in 4 American families.
The remaining twenty cents maintains wilderness trails across the U.S. By supporting non-profit, volunteer groups that care for our trails, we help preserve wilderness experiences for generations to come. Where the money goes.
With Hope
💚 Traci
1 in 4 families is affected by mental illness.
HIKE for Mental Health is a recognized 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded on the vision of a world in which everyone, including those who suffer mental illness, can find the simple joy of living.
Our mission is to alleviate the suffering of those afflicted by mental illness, eliminate the associated stigma, and foster responsible use of wilderness trails.
As an all-volunteer organization, we distribute 100% of contributions raised by our hikes.
- 80% funds scientific research to understand and treat mental illness
- 20% conserves national wilderness trails
Your donations are tax-deductible to the fullest extent allowed by the IRS. Thank you for your support.
To learn more, visit hikeformentalhealth.org.
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