Happy Birthday, Speedy!

Jeret was born as the youngest brother to Kimmy and Erika on December 12, 1981.

Mental Health First Aid with College of Western Idaho (Part 2)

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REGISTER HERE

Mental Health First Aid with College of Western Idaho (Part 1)

DETAILS HERE                              

REGISTER HERE

Join us for First Thursday at SHIFT Boutique in Boise. 

The Speedy Foundation is asking people to donate their daily cup of coffee—or $5—on #GivingTuesday to advocate for mental health in Utah and Idaho. Funds raised will be used for extended Mental Health First Aid trainings in both states. Two states is a great place to start! Learn more about MHFA here: http://www.thespeedyfoundation.org/mental-health-first-aid/

The first 19 donations of $150 or more will receive and original Speedy beanie, like the one pictured here. These are the last remaining hats from Speedy's 2006 Olympic trip. 

Boise, ID (11/01/16)— The Idaho Steelheads announced on Tuesday that they will recognize the  US Armed Forces during their annual Military Appreciation Night- presented by Sport Clips- at CenturyLink Arena, when the Steelheads host the Adirondack Thunder on November 12th. The Steelheads, partnering with St. Luke’s and The Speedy Foundation, will honor service men and women with custom patriotic jerseys to be worn for both weekend games on November 11th and 12th.

Fans will have an opportunity during the weekend games to bid on the Steelheads’ game-worn, custom-made jerseys during the St. Luke’s Military Jersey Auction, a silent auction held during the Friday and Saturday games on the arena concourse. Bidding will conclude at the start of the third period on the 12th, with winners earning not only the jersey but also the opportunity to receive it from the player himself.

The team will also raffle off a jersey signed by every member of the team. All proceeds from the auction will be donated to The Speedy Foundation.

The Speedy Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization named after three-time Olympian, Jeret "Speedy" Peterson of Boise, Idaho and Park City, Utah. Founded in 2011, the foundation seeks to prevent suicide, promote conversations to end stigma, and support mental health education. The funds raised during Military Appreciation weekend will benefit the foundation’s creation and launch of Mental Health First Aid training specific for military members, veterans, and their families, as well as suicide prevention efforts in Idaho.

"The Speedy Foundation is incredibly honored to partner with St. Luke's and the Idaho Steelheads to raise funds and awareness for Veterans and Military Families,” said Shannon Decker, Executive Director and co-founder of The Speedy Foundation. “While military service often fosters resilience in individuals and families, some may experience mental health or substance use challenges. It is essential that our communities be prepared to identify and support those who have served our country. Mental Health First Aid is a way to increase the level of baseline knowledge about mental health and substance use concerns and, if necessary, to help individuals get connected to care."

This year’s Military Appreciation Jerseys have been designed by Steelheads Account Executive Erik Diehl. Erik designed the team’s “Pink in the Rink” jerseys last season.

“Last season during this auction, we raised over $17,000 for veterans health,” said Eric Trapp, President of the Steelheads. “We are proud that our fans are so passionate about supporting our veterans and it’s always a special opportunity for our organization to honor our military and help them live healthy lives back here at home.”

“We are honored to work with St. Luke’s and The Speedy Foundation in these efforts.”

Tickets are still available for fans who wish to attend either game during Military Appreciation Weekend. Friday night games at CenturyLink Arena are 4-for$48 Family Fun Fridays, when fans receive four tickets, four Double R Ranch hot dogs, and four small Pepsis for $48. Contact the Idaho Steelheads at 208-383-0080 for ticket information or log on to www.idahosteelheads.com.

Youth Mental Health First Aid is designed to teach parents, family members, caregivers, teachers, school staff, peers, neighbors, health and human services workers, and other caring citizens how to help an adolescent (age 12-18) who is experiencing a mental health or addictions challenge or is in crisis. Youth Mental Health First Aid is primarily designed for adults who regularly interact with young people. The course introduces common mental health challenges for youth, reviews typical adolescent development, and teaches a 5-step action plan for how to help young people in both crisis and non-crisis situations. Topics covered include anxiety, depression, substance use, disorders in which psychosis may occur, disruptive behavior disorders (including AD/HD), and eating disorders.

REGISTER HERE

The course is limited to a maximum of 30 and minimum of 10 first aiders. First Aiders will receive a YMHFA manual. Cost is free. The approximate cost for a two hour CPR certification course ranges from $25-60. The approximate cost for 7-8 hour children's first aid course is $150-200. The approximate cost for the eight hour YMHFA training is $170. If you are able to make a donation, please click HERE. Your kindness touches many lives.

THANK YOU TO OUR PARTNERS

• Lunch is being provided by TBD.
• Equipment and facility is being provided by TBD.
• Materials and the facilitator is being provided by The Speedy Foundation. 

Closed to the public. To schedule a training email: info@thespeedyfoundation.org. 

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ONLINE REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN: http://afsp.donordrive.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=donorDrive.event&eventID=4023
Register yourself or form a team.

Location: Julius M. Kleiner Memorial Park in Meridian, Idaho, adjacent to The Village at Eagle and Fairview.
Check-in/Registration Time: 8:30 am
Ceremony and Walk Begins: 10:00 am
Walk Ends: 1:00 pm
Walk Distance: approx 3 miles. Route maps will be available.
Family and Pet Friendly!

Online registration closes at noon (local time) the Friday before the walk. However, anyone who would like to participate can register in person at the walk from the time check-in begins until the walk starts. Walk donations are accepted until December 31st..

When you walk in the Out of the Darkness Walks, you join the effort with hundreds of thousands of people to raise awareness and funds that allow the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) to invest in new research, create educational programs, advocate for public policy, and support survivors of suicide loss. 

Thanks to Walkers and Donors like you, AFSP has been able to set a goal to reduce the annual suicide rate 20% by 2025. Your efforts fund groundbreaking research at the national level, and provide training and education in suicide prevention in communities in Idaho.

For more information, please contact:
Contact Name: Jeff Weeks
Contact Phone: 208-553-4099
Contact Email: Idaho@AFSP.org

Register now and get started right away: http://afsp.donordrive.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=donorDrive.event&eventID=4023

Mental Health First Aid with College of Western Idaho

DETAILS HERE                              

REGISTER HERE

Screening Information:

• Parents, teachers, providers and community members are invited to learn about the positive approaches of dealing with child and adolescent trauma and the effects that positive engagements have over punitive punishment. 
• Admission is free and refreshments will be served. Click HERE to register. 
• The film is 102 minutes long. Immediately following the video there will be a panel discussion. 
• The film will be shown with subtitles. 
• The film is not rated. It does contain some profanity and is not suitable for children.
• These screenings are sponsored by Optum Idaho, Idaho Federation of Families, Idaho Children's Trust Fund and The Speedy Foundation. 

What is the Paper Tigers Documentary?

Paper Tigers follows a year in the life of an alternative high school that has radically changed its approach to disciplining its students and in the process has become a promising model for how to break the cycles of poverty, violence and disease that affect families. 

Jim Sporleder, principal at Lincoln Alternative High School in Walla Walla, Washington, a school riddled with violence, drugs and truancy, discovered that stressed brains can’t learn. 

Following six students over the course of a school year, Principal Sporleder and his staff tried a new approach to discipline. It was based on understanding and treatment rather than judgement and suspension. 

Three years later, the number of fights at Lincoln Alternative High School were reduced by 75% and the graduation rate was dramatically increased. Paper Tigers is the story of how one school was able to make a dramatic change and how just one caring adult can help break the cycle of adversity in a young person’s life.

• 5 Year Anniversary Social & FUNdraiser: Monday, Oct. 17, 5:00 pm - 10:00 pm @ Boneyard Saloon
  • Opportunity drawing with awesome prizes from Skullcandy, US Ski & Snowboard Association, original Speedy gear, & more
  • Appetizers provided by Boneyard Saloon
  • Swing by after work to socialize

Youth Mental Health First Aid is designed to teach parents, family members, caregivers, teachers, school staff, peers, neighbors, health and human services workers, and other caring citizens how to help an adolescent (age 12-18) who is experiencing a mental health or addictions challenge or is in crisis. Youth Mental Health First Aid is primarily designed for adults who regularly interact with young people. The course introduces common mental health challenges for youth, reviews typical adolescent development, and teaches a 5-step action plan for how to help young people in both crisis and non-crisis situations. Topics covered include anxiety, depression, substance use, disorders in which psychosis may occur, disruptive behavior disorders (including AD/HD), and eating disorders. 

People are often trained to know CPR or the Heimlich maneuver or first aid, but many people are unsure what to do if they come in contact with someone who is suffering from a mental health or emotional crisis. YMHFA training participants learn about some of the most common signs of mental health issues, how to identify warning signs that indicate an individual may be at risk of harm or suicide, listen non-judgmentally, give reassurance and encourage the person to seek professional help.

REGISTER HERE

The course is limited to a maximum of 30 and minimum of 10 first aiders. First Aiders will receive a YMHFA manual. Cost is free. The approximate cost for a two hour CPR certification course ranges from $25-60. The approximate cost for 7-8 hour children's first aid course is $150-200. The approximate cost for the eight hour YMHFA training is $170. If you are able to make a donation, please click HERE. Your kindness touches many lives.

THANK YOU TO OUR PARTNERS

• Lunch is being provided by Maxwell's and The Speedy Foundation. 
• Equipment and facility is being provided by the Utah Olympic Legacy Foundation.
• Materials and the facilitator is being provided by The Speedy Foundation. 

What is QPR Training? QPR stands for Question, Persuade, and Refer – 3 simple steps that anyone can learn to help save a life from suicide. Just as people trained in CPR and the Heimlich maneuver help save thousands of lives each year, people trained in QPR learn how to recognize the warning signs of a suicide crisis and how to question, persuade, and refer someone to help. Each year thousands of Americans, like you, are saying, "Yes" to saving the life of a friend, colleague, sibling, or neighbor. QPR can be learned in our Gatekeeper course in as little as one hour.

Who needs to know QPR? Suicidal thoughts are common.  Suicidal acts, threats and attempts are less common, but much more frequent than most people realize.  Suicide is the most common psychiatric emergency and the 11th leading cause of death in America.  Suicidal thinking, feeling and behavior are not rare.  For example: If you are a middle-aged or older adult, you probably know someone who has made a suicide attempt.  You may even have known someone who completed suicide and it is very likely you know someone who has, or is, thinking about suicide.

If you are a professional caregiver, police officer, fireman, minister, priest, rabbi, school nurse, coach, youth leader, paramedic, high school counselor, case manager, volunteer or paid staff in any of a hundred different kinds of human service organizations, you will very likely have firsthand contact with suicidal people.  Since it is impossible for family doctors, counselors and mental health professionals to know everyone who needs help, the answer to the question: Who needs to know QPR?  Everyone

In a little over one hour, you can become a “Gatekeeper.” According to the Surgeon General’s National Strategy for Suicide Prevention (2001), a gatekeeper is someone in a position to recognize a crisis and the warning signs that someone may be contemplating suicide. Gatekeepers include parents, friends, neighbors, teachers, ministers, doctors, nurses, office supervisors, squad leaders, foremen, police officers, advisors, caseworkers, firefighters, and many others who are strategically positioned to recognize and refer someone at risk of suicide.

As a QPR-trained Gatekeeper you will learn: As someone who may be in the best possible position to prevent suicide, you will find that QPR is designed to help you help someone who may be considering suicide. QPR consists of three life-saving skills.  How to: 

• Recognize the warning signs of suicide
• Offer hope
• Get help and save a life

REGISTER HERE

The course is limited to a maximum of 30 and minimum of 10 gatekeepers. Gatekeepers will receive a QPR booklet. Cost is free. The approximate cost for a one-two hour CPR certification course ranges from $25-60. The approximate cost for the QPR training is $30. If you are able to make a donation, please click HERE. Your kindness touches many lives.

THANK YOU TO OUR PARTNER

• Equipment and facility is being provided by the Utah Olympic Legacy Foundation.
• Materials and the facilitator is being provided by The Speedy Foundation. 

Screening Information:

• Parents, teachers, providers and community members are invited to learn about the positive approaches of dealing with child and adolescent trauma and the effects that positive engagements have over punitive punishment. 
• Admission is free and refreshments will be served. Click HERE to register. 
• The film is 102 minutes long. Immediately following the video there will be a panel discussion. 
• The film will be shown with subtitles. 
• The film is not rated. It does contain some profanity and is not suitable for children.
• These screenings are sponsored by Optum Idaho, Idaho Federation of Families, Idaho Children's Trust Fund and The Speedy Foundation. 

What is the Paper Tigers Documentary?

Paper Tigers follows a year in the life of an alternative high school that has radically changed its approach to disciplining its students and in the process has become a promising model for how to break the cycles of poverty, violence and disease that affect families. 

Jim Sporleder, principal at Lincoln Alternative High School in Walla Walla, Washington, a school riddled with violence, drugs and truancy, discovered that stressed brains can’t learn. 

Following six students over the course of a school year, Principal Sporleder and his staff tried a new approach to discipline. It was based on understanding and treatment rather than judgement and suspension. 

Three years later, the number of fights at Lincoln Alternative High School were reduced by 75% and the graduation rate was dramatically increased. Paper Tigers is the story of how one school was able to make a dramatic change and how just one caring adult can help break the cycle of adversity in a young person’s life.

Join us at Payette Brewing for a fundraiser and social get-together as we celebrate five years as a local non-profit.

50% of the evening's proceeds will benefit our work to advocate, conversate, and educate on the topics of mental health and suicide prevention in Idaho. 

Music by Spencer Batt of Soul Serene, food truck on site, yard games, sweet raffle and swag. Kids welcome. Let's celebrate!

Screening Information:

• Parents, teachers, providers and community members are invited to learn about the positive approaches of dealing with child and adolescent trauma and the effects that positive engagements have over punitive punishment. 
• Admission is free and refreshments will be served. Click HERE to register. 
• The film is 102 minutes long. Immediately following the video there will be a panel discussion. 
• The film will be shown with subtitles. 
• The film is not rated. It does contain some profanity and is not suitable for children.
• These screenings are sponsored by Optum Idaho, Idaho Federation of Families, Idaho Children's Trust Fund and The Speedy Foundation. 

What is the Paper Tigers Documentary?

Paper Tigers follows a year in the life of an alternative high school that has radically changed its approach to disciplining its students and in the process has become a promising model for how to break the cycles of poverty, violence and disease that affect families. 

Jim Sporleder, principal at Lincoln Alternative High School in Walla Walla, Washington, a school riddled with violence, drugs and truancy, discovered that stressed brains can’t learn. 

Following six students over the course of a school year, Principal Sporleder and his staff tried a new approach to discipline. It was based on understanding and treatment rather than judgement and suspension. 

Three years later, the number of fights at Lincoln Alternative High School were reduced by 75% and the graduation rate was dramatically increased. Paper Tigers is the story of how one school was able to make a dramatic change and how just one caring adult can help break the cycle of adversity in a young person’s life.

This training takes places Monday, Sept. 26 from 4:30 - 8:30 pm, and will resume on Wednesday, Sept. 28 from 4:30 - 8:30 pm. You must attend both sessions to become a certified first aider. There will be no training on Tuesday, Sept. 27. 

Youth Mental Health First Aid is designed to teach parents, family members, caregivers, teachers, school staff, peers, neighbors, health and human services workers, and other caring citizens how to help an adolescent (age 12-18) who is experiencing a mental health or addictions challenge or is in crisis. Youth Mental Health First Aid is primarily designed for adults who regularly interact with young people. The course introduces common mental health challenges for youth, reviews typical adolescent development, and teaches a 5-step action plan for how to help young people in both crisis and non-crisis situations. Topics covered include anxiety, depression, substance use, disorders in which psychosis may occur, disruptive behavior disorders (including AD/HD), and eating disorders. 

REGISTER HERE

The course is limited to a maximum of 30 and minimum of 10 first aiders. First Aiders will receive a YMHFA manual. Cost is free. The approximate cost for a two hour CPR certification course ranges from $25-60. The approximate cost for 7-8 hour children's first aid course is $150-200. The approximate cost for the eight hour YMHFA training is $170. If you are able to make a donation, please click HERE. Your kindness touches many lives.

THANK YOU TO OUR PARTNER

• Equipment and facility provided by FACES Family Justice Center.
• Materials and the facilitator provided by The Speedy Foundation. 

This training takes places Monday, Sept. 26 from 4:30 - 8:30 pm, and will resume on Wednesday, Sept. 28 from 4:30 - 8:30 pm. You must attend both sessions to become a certified first aider. There will be no training on Tuesday, Sept. 27. 

Youth Mental Health First Aid is designed to teach parents, family members, caregivers, teachers, school staff, peers, neighbors, health and human services workers, and other caring citizens how to help an adolescent (age 12-18) who is experiencing a mental health or addictions challenge or is in crisis. Youth Mental Health First Aid is primarily designed for adults who regularly interact with young people. The course introduces common mental health challenges for youth, reviews typical adolescent development, and teaches a 5-step action plan for how to help young people in both crisis and non-crisis situations. Topics covered include anxiety, depression, substance use, disorders in which psychosis may occur, disruptive behavior disorders (including AD/HD), and eating disorders. 

REGISTER HERE

The course is limited to a maximum of 30 and minimum of 10 first aiders. First Aiders will receive a YMHFA manual. Cost is free. The approximate cost for a two hour CPR certification course ranges from $25-60. The approximate cost for 7-8 hour children's first aid course is $150-200. The approximate cost for the eight hour YMHFA training is $170. If you are able to make a donation, please click HERE. Your kindness touches many lives.

THANK YOU TO OUR PARTNER

• Equipment and facility provided by FACES Family Justice Center.
• Materials and the facilitator provided by The Speedy Foundation. 

The adult Mental Health First Aid course is appropriate for anyone 18 years and older who wants to learn how to help a person who may be experiencing a mental health related crisis or problem. Topics covered include anxiety, depression, psychosis, and addictions. Course participants come from a variety of backgrounds and play various roles in a community, and instructors may specialize in providing the course to groups such as police officers or faith leaders. 

People are often trained to know CPR or the Heimlich maneuver or first aid, but many people are unsure what to do if they come in contact with someone who is suffering from a mental health or emotional crisis. MHFA training participants learn about some of the most common signs of mental health issues, how to identify warning signs that indicate an individual may be at risk of harm or suicide, listen non-judgmentally, give reassurance and encourage the person to seek professional help.

This training is in partnership with Optum Salt Lake County. To register, contact Julie Hardle at Optum: julie.hardle@optum.com, (801) 982-3217.

Screening Information:

• Parents, teachers, providers and community members are invited to learn about the positive approaches of dealing with child and adolescent trauma and the effects that positive engagements have over punitive punishment. 
• Admission is free and refreshments will be served. Click HERE to register. 
• The film is 102 minutes long. Immediately following the video there will be a panel discussion. 
• The film will be shown with subtitles. 
• The film is not rated. It does contain some profanity and is not suitable for children.
• These screenings are sponsored by Optum Idaho, Idaho Federation of Families, Idaho Children's Trust Fund and The Speedy Foundation. 

What is the Paper Tigers Documentary?

Paper Tigers follows a year in the life of an alternative high school that has radically changed its approach to disciplining its students and in the process has become a promising model for how to break the cycles of poverty, violence and disease that affect families. 

Jim Sporleder, principal at Lincoln Alternative High School in Walla Walla, Washington, a school riddled with violence, drugs and truancy, discovered that stressed brains can’t learn. 

Following six students over the course of a school year, Principal Sporleder and his staff tried a new approach to discipline. It was based on understanding and treatment rather than judgement and suspension. 

Three years later, the number of fights at Lincoln Alternative High School were reduced by 75% and the graduation rate was dramatically increased. Paper Tigers is the story of how one school was able to make a dramatic change and how just one caring adult can help break the cycle of adversity in a young person’s life.

Wellness Fair at Southeast Christian Church: Includes over 20 health and wellness booths, screenings, *flu shots, demonstrations & giveaways. (*Insurance card required.)

• Special opening ceremony 9am-10:30
• Doors open to the community fair at 10:30 a.m.
• Lunch available: 11:00 a.m.—1:00 p.m. ($5-$7)

Purpose for the Community Information and Resource Fair:

• Offer a networking forum for community organizations to promote and learn about transition, re-entry, and support services for offenders returning to the community and those in the community who stand in need of assistance
• Provide case managers, ex-offenders, families, parole/probation officers, volunteers, mentors, and workforce and employment consultants an opportunity to identify and understand available community resources
• Identify offender-friendly resources to enhance existing resource manuals
• Educate the public of the critical need to develop sustainable partnerships to ensure safe communities

Participating Organizations:

• Secular and faith-based organizations offering recovery programs, transition and support services
• City, county and state government agencies and law enforcement
• Non-profit organizations providing such items as clothing and bikes to those in need
• Organizations offering self-help programs, food, clothing, housing and referrals
• Community mental health and medical services Veterans resources

Come find out more about Mental Health First Aid, QPR training and the screening of Paper Tigers with The Speedy Foundation.

"Smile, You Are Beautiful" Project with Robby Borders

Saturday, September 10, World Suicide Prevention Day

• 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM | Sign Making Party | 638 Coalition View Court
  • Park on the street and bring sharpies, foam core board & positive slogans. We'll have coffee and treats.  We'll head downtown around 10:45 to share our messages of hope with the PC community.
• 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM | Line the Streets with Signs | Main Street - Kimball Junction in Park City
  • A note from Robby: My name is Robby Borders and I have been bullied and felt suicidal. I hold a sign that says “smile, you are beautiful” for 7-9 hours a day to show other people that they are beautiful no matter what happens in life or what they go through. The reason why I am asking for people to help is because suicide is number 1 in Utah and September 10th is Suicide Awareness Day. My plan is to get over 200 people to help and go from Main Street to Kimball Junction by holding a sign that will make someone’s day like for example I believe in you, keep being you, be yourself, smile you are beautiful and so on. September 10th is a Saturday and it will be from 11-2. 

The focus of this year's Suicide Prevention Week Press Conference will be: The Suicide Prevention Week Proclamation from Mayor Bieter, an update on Idaho’s Suicide Prevention Hotline (since its launch at a press conference in 2011 hosted by Mayor Bieter and The Speedy Foundation), update on the newly formed IDHW Suicide Prevention Program, and an update from the statewide coalition of private and public sector partners advocating for suicide prevention, training and education. Materials and resources from partners will be available as well as a list of events and programing taking place in our community.

• Arrival: 1:30pm at Boise City Hall - partner set-up and suicide prevention resources available
• Press Conference: 2:00pm, Agenda as follows:
  • Opening remarks and proclamation, Mayor David Bieter
  • Idaho Suicide Prevention Hotline, John Reusser
  • Idaho Suicide Prevention Coalition, Nate Fisher
  • IDHW Suicide Prevention Program, Kim Kane
  • Coalition Partner Events, Niki O'Neal, AFSP
  • Conclusion, Shannon Decker, TSF
• 3:00-ish Suicide Prevention Coalition social hour at Boise Brewing. All are welcome to come and catch up.
• We will be promoting community suicide prevention related fall events and programing. If you have anything to promote, please enter HERE.

Twin Falls, ID - College of Southern Idaho

The Speedy Foundation proudly donated the MHFA manuals and the training for the certified MHFA trainers for this training. 

(This training is closed to the public, but you if you are interested in hosting a MHFA or Youth MHFA training session please contact Shannon Decker at shannon@thespeedyfoundation.org or 208-870-7904.) 

On this day, in 2011, The Speedy Foundation filed our paperwork to become a 501c3 Nonprofit organization in memory of Jeret “Speedy” Peterson. This is the 5 year anniversary of our organization.