Suicide and Mental Health Awareness for Veterans

Hi, my name is Katie Hernandez, and I have been invited on an incredible journey that I would like to share with you. I plan to run 1 mile in a bomb suit, on 7 continents, in 7 days as part of the Human Performance Project. The goal of HPP is to help bend the curve of suicide and improve mental health among veterans and first responders. I wish I could convay via text how important this project is to me.

Thank you for simply clicking the link to learn more about this impactful and meaningful cause.

WHY THIS MATTERS

•The suicide rate for veterans is 1.5 times higher than that of the general population.

•Comparing the rate among female veterans to non-Veteran adult women, the rate is 2.5 times higher.

• On average, 22 Veterans commit suicide daily in the USA.

• Veterans are at 50% higher risk of suicide than peers who have not served.

• 79% of all people who die by suicide are male and are 4x more likely to die by suicide.

• Since 2001, more than 120,000 Veterans have died by suicide.

• Suicide is the 2nd leading cause of death among people aged 10-14 and the 3rd leading cause of death among people aged 15-24 in the U.S.

• Suicide is the 12th leading cause of death overall in the U.S.

Something needs to change.

Our focus is on physical, mental, emotional and spiritual healing by working with experts in exercise, physiologists, phycologists, physiatrists, dietitians, and rehabilitation specialists, using special operators as test subjects who have all traveled the same roads through their careers. This mission has already begun and will continue through 2023.

Your donation goes directly to veterans and first responder charities. I’ve included a link to the beneficiaries and to the Human Performance Project below. This is a very unique and powerful way to support such worthy causes for those who sacrifice for our freedom.

Link to Human Performance Project: https://www.americanextreme.com/hpp

Link to beneficiaries: https://www.americanextreme.com/beneficiaries-5

Thank you again, and I look forward to preparing for this incredible vision you are helping make possible.

THANK YOU!!!!!