Suicide Prevention Virtual Training
Suicide Prevention Virtual Training
Earn 3 CE Hours for $25!
Friday, June 6th
Virtual: 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. (MST)
Shannon holds a master’s degree in Educational Leadership from the University of Idaho and brings nearly two decades of experience in both private and public education across Idaho, Nevada, and California.
As an interventionist and mental health educator, she leads training sessions that advance the foundation’s mission to promote mental health literacy and advocate for suicide prevention.
Training Objectives Include:
Understand the Basics of Suicide Prevention
Differentiate Between Triage, Hospitalization, and Safety Planning
Care Planning Post-Attempt and After Treatment Release
Explore Nonclinical Supports for Families
Access and Utilize Key Suicide Prevention Resources
Understand Suicide Risk Among LGBTQ+ Populations
Utilize Inclusive and Effective Language in Suicide Prevention
Anniversary of Speedy's Passing
On this date, in 2011, we lost Speedy to suicide. Suicide is always a very complex loss. We work in his memory with the hope that others are able to find help, hope, and healing. Be a champion for mental health and suicide prevention in Speedy’s memory.
The Speedy Foundation was Established Today in 2011
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 11 year anniversary of our organization.
Happy Birthday Speedy!
Happy Birthday, Speedy!
Jeret was born as the youngest brother to Kimmy and Erika on December 12, 1981.
SYAB 10 Year Anniversary
Hi there everyone. I am celebrating 10 years since I got recognized for holding the sign "Smile You Are Beautiful" So for that I am creating a fundraiser for the donations that will all go to The Speedy Foundation.
This event will be so much fun with amazing prizes from raffles, silent auctions with amazing music playing. You will be able to check out what The Speedy Foundations does and how much they do for Mental Health.
Please join us on May 9th, 2025 at 8:30 PM for a special fundraiser in support of mental health awareness and resources. This meaningful evening will bring the community together to raise funds, share stories, and promote mental well-being for all. Your presence can make a real difference.
-Robby Borders
Thank you for coming to this page and reading what I am trying to raise money for: the people who need help with mental health.
Mental health awareness is crucial, and fundraising efforts can play a vital role in supporting mental health initiatives. By raising funds for mental health organizations, we can help provide vital resources, such as therapy, support groups, and educational programs, to those struggling with mental health challenges. Fundraising can also contribute to research, promoting greater understanding and innovative treatments for mental health conditions. As a community, supporting these efforts not only helps those in need but also fosters an environment of empathy and solidarity, demonstrating that mental health matters and that everyone deserves access to the support and care they need.
Ten years ago, on May 11th, I got recognized for holding a sign up that said, "Smile, you are beautiful," on Highway 224 in Park City.
"Smile, you are beautiful" was started after I lost a friend, Devin, who changed my life around when he said, "No matter what you are going through, all you need to do is smile because you are beautiful."
So, for this year on May 9th, I am celebrating the day that I got recognized and changed other lives as well as mine, but also bringing recognition and assistance to people who lost their battle to mental health or are going through their battle.
We invite you to make a difference by donating to an important cause that affects millions—mental health. Your generous contribution will go directly to supporting a nonprofit dedicated to providing essential resources, support, and care for those in need. Every dollar you donate will help improve lives, fund crucial mental health services, and provide a much-needed lifeline to individuals facing mental health challenges. Together, we can raise awareness, reduce stigma, and ensure that everyone has access to the support they deserve. Please consider donating today—your help truly matters.
-Robby Borders
CCTT Resource Sharing Meeting - May Mental Health Month
Navigating Uncertainty - May Mental Health Month
BFF Block Party
Idaho Gives is designed to bring the state together, raising money and awareness for Idaho nonprofits. Help support our work in suicide prevention, substance use prevention, and mental health literacy April 28- May 1.
Boise Future Friends (BFF) Block Party
Find us for the Annual BFF Block Party for Idaho Gives on April 29th from 4-8 pm. This is an all-ages block party recognizing some of the valley's incredible nonprofits! Join the celebration of the community by connecting with dozens of nonprofits, getting down to live entertainment by the Boise Rock School, and filling up on local food & beer.
Location - Lost Grove Brewing - 1026 S La Pointe Street, Boise (We'll be at Lost Grove's Patio)
Volunteer for the Block Party - Click Here
Idaho Gives
Idaho Gives is designed to bring the state together, raising money and awareness for Idaho nonprofits. Help support our work in suicide prevention, substance use prevention, and mental health literacy April 28- May 1.
Boise Future Friends (BFF) Block Party
Find us for the Annual BFF Block Party for Idaho Gives on April 29th from 4-8 pm. This is an all-ages block party recognizing some of the valley's incredible nonprofits! Join the celebration of the community by connecting with dozens of nonprofits, getting down to live entertainment by the Boise Rock School, and filling up on local food & beer.
Location - Lost Grove Brewing - 1026 S La Pointe Street, Boise (We'll be at Lost Grove's Patio)
Volunteer for the Block Party - Click Here
RX Take Back
For Immediate Release: Free Prescription Medication Take-back Day, 04/26/2025
Time: 10:00am-2:00pm
Where: Nevada County Locations:
Grass Valley: Hosted at the Grass Valley Police Department 10am-2pm (on the corner Neal St and South Auburn St.) 129 South Auburn St. Grass Valley, CA 95945
Nevada City: Hosted at the Nevada County Sherriff’s Office 10am-2pm at the Eric Rood W. Rood Government Center 950 Maidu Avenue, Nevada City, CA 95959
Truckee: Hosted by Truckee Police Department 10am-2pm at Gateway Shopping Center (in the parking lot of Safeway facing Donner Pass Rd.) 11290 Donner Pass Road, Truckee, CA 96161
Event Description:
Most of us have a leftover bottle of prescription medication in our medicine cabinet that we no longer need or is expired. But few of us know what to properly do with prescription drugs once we no longer need them (here's a hint: don't flush them or throw them in the trash!). Drop off unneeded or expired prescription medications safely, effectively, and anonymously. Please put pills into a zip-lock bag and dispose of empty pill bottles in trash or recycling. Keep liquid medications in the original bottle and black out confidential information and put in zip-lock bag.
Free Medication Take-back Day is a collaborative effort of the Truckee Police Department, Grass Valley Police Department, Nevada County Sherriff’s Office, Nevada County Public Health, Tahoe Forest Health System, The Speedy Foundation and the DEA. For more information about the event and other resources and medical disposal locations in the community resource visit Prescription Drug Take Back web page.
Boise Lions Club Presentation (Private Event)
Boise, Idaho
TSF Crew will be presenting to the Lions Club about Suicide Prevention and Mental Health Action.
Be Sensitive, Be Brave for Mental Health - Virtual
The Be Sensitive, Be Brave infuses culture and diversity throughout this foundational workshop on Mental Health - teaching community members to help friends and loved ones during times of distress. Learn how to recognize mental health conditions, what to do when someone needs support, and tools for maintaining good mental health.
Cost: Free, use coupon code TTSPC to waive the registration fee
Register Here
VitalCog - Suicide Prevention Training for the Workplace - Virtual
This 2-hour training gives participants the skills and tools to appreciate the critical need for suicide prevention while creating a forum for dialogue and critical thinking about workplace mental health challenges, and by promoting help-seeking and help-giving.
Cost: FREE
Register Here
Be Sensitive, Be Brave for Suicide Prevention - Virtual
The Be Sensitive, Be Brave infuses culture and diversity throughout this foundational workshop on Suicide Prevention - teaching community members to act as eyes and ears for suicidal distress and how to connect individuals to help.
Cost: FREE
Register Here
Youth Mental Health First Aid Certification
Youth Mental Health First Aid (YMHFA) Certification workshop teaches you how to identify, understand, and respond to signs of mental health and substance use challenges among children and adolescents ages 6-18. Register Here
WHAT IT COVERS
Common signs and symptoms of mental health challenges in this age group, including anxiety, depression, eating disorders, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
Common signs and symptoms of substance use challenges
How to interact with a child or adolescent in crisis
How to connect youth with help
Expanded content on trauma, substance use, self-care, and the impact of social media and bullying
Location: Sierra College Truckee Campus - 11001 College Trail, Truckee, CA 96161
Format: 8-hour in-person workshop
FREE Registration: Register Here
Value: Approximately $247 per person, but provided at no cost to participants who live or work in Placer or Nevada counties
Questions? Shannon Decker, shannon@thespeedyfoundation.org, 208.471.8904
Hope Week
Tahoe Truckee Unified School District’s Hope Squad Programs will be celebrating "Hope Week," during regular school hours during the week of March 10-14, in an effort to raise awareness of suicide prevention and mental wellness.
Hope Squad students have organized "Hope Week” projects across the district to allow for their peers to take part in activities that promote hope; including hope grams, friendship bracelets, give/get hope post it banner, kindness letters , education on coping mechanisms, 988 and resource outreach, hall decorations, music in the schools, and more! This year, students at Creekside Charter School, Alder Creek Middle School, Truckee High School, North Tahoe Middle, and North Tahoe High Schools are very excited to get a visit from Drew Petersen with age appropriate presentations and assemblies related to “Feel It All.”
Outside of our school sites, this week-long, community-wide effort will bring together local businesses, mental health agencies, and local non-profits with the goal of destigmatizing mental health issues and empowering community members to ask for help when they are in an emotional crisis. Join us at a community film screening in Truckee or Tahoe City.
Summit for Research
As a member of Linked By Legacy, we are honored to have a seat at the table for the 2nd Annual Summit for Suicide Research with the Jordan Elizabeth Harris Foundation in Ft. Worth, TX. Learn more about the summit - click here.
2024 Research Summit Video - Click Here
Truckee High Parent Night - Spring (Private Event)
Outreach table and short presentation on parent workshop: https://jedfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/jed-nami-guide-starting-conversation-college-mental-health.pdf
UK Athletics - Mental Health Discussion (Private Event)
University of Kentucky: Connecting and Networking for Suicide Prevention (UK:CAN) presents a virtual discussion on mental health and student-athletes with Shannon Decker executive director of The Speedy Foundation and Bianca McCall, retired professional basketball player and clinical therapist. The Speedy Foundation was founded in memory of Shannon’s cousin, 3-time Olympian and Olympic silver medalist, Jeret "Speedy" Peterson, who died by suicide.
Be Sensitive, Be Brave for Mental Health - Virtual Training (Public Event)
The Be Sensitive, Be Brave infuses culture and diversity throughout this foundational workshop on Mental Health - teaching community members to help friends and loved ones during times of distress. Learn how to recognize mental health conditions, what to do when someone needs support, and tools for maintaining good mental health.
Cost: FREE
Register Here
On this Day in Sports - 15 Years Ago
On This Day In Sports
This Day In Sports…February 25, 2010, 15 years ago yesterday:
Boise’s Jeret “Speedy” Peterson flies 50 feet in the air and lands his famed Hurricane jump to win a silver medal in the men’s aerials at the 2010 Winter Olympics. Peterson had been a longshot after the first round, sitting in fifth place, but he brought the house down with his legendary second jump. “This is the best day of my life,” he told KTVB after the competition.
Mental Health First Aid Certification - In-Person (Public Event)
Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) Certification Workshop teaches you how to identify, understand, and respond to signs of mental health and substance use challenges among adults. Register Here
WHAT IT COVERS
Common signs and symptoms of mental health challenges
Common signs and symptoms of substance use challenges
How to interact with a person in crisis
How to connect a person with help
Expanded content on trauma, substance use, and self-care
Location: Sierra College Truckee Campus - 11001 College Trail, Truckee, CA 96161
Format: 8-hour in-person interactive workshop
FREE Registration: Register Here
Value: Approximately $247 per person, but provided at no cost to participants who work or reside in Placer or Nevada counties
Questions? Shannon Decker, shannon@thespeedyfoundation.org, 208.471.8904
VitalCog - Suicide Prevention Training for the Workplace - Virtual Training (Public Event)
This 2-hour training gives participants the skills and tools to appreciate the critical need for suicide prevention while creating a forum for dialogue and critical thinking about workplace mental health challenges, and by promoting help-seeking and help-giving.
Cost: FREE
Register Here
New Plymouth High School Awareness Symposium (Private Event)
New Plymouth, Idaho
We will present and host an outreach table for the youth at New Plymouth High School's annual awareness symposium, where we will share information about harm reduction and suicide prevention.
Be Sensitive, Be Brave for Suicide Prevention - Virtual Training (Public Event)
The Be Sensitive, Be Brave infuses culture and diversity throughout this foundational workshop on Suicide Prevention - teaching community members to act as eyes and ears for suicidal distress and how to connect individuals to help.
Cost: FREE
Register Here
World Cup Outreach at Deer Valley (Public Event)
Deer Valley Resort welcomes the world’s most elite ski athletes to compete at the 2025 Freestyle International Ski World Cup. This annual event held on the resort’s world-renowned slopes will feature the globe’s top athletes in moguls and aerials on February 6 through February 8, 2025. Find us at our outreach booth in the sponsor village.
Event Details Linked Here
Volunteers Wanted - Sign Up Here
Leadership Meridian Presentation (Private Event)
Learn more about Leadership Meridian HERE