September 23-29, 2024

The 5th Annual Pedal for Prevention will be held across the 10 counties that we serve and include the towns of Aspen, Craig, Eagle/Vail, Glenwood Springs, Granby, Grand Junction, Meeker, Rangely, Rifle, Steamboat Springs and Walden.

September is National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. In the United States, a person dies by suicide every 13.7 minutes, claiming more than 46,000 lives each year. It is estimated that an attempt is made every minute, with close to 1.2 million people attempting suicide annually. Suicide is the fourth leading cause of death in the U.S. among adults 18-65, and the second leading cause of death among teens and young adults.

Pedal for Prevention brings together survivors of suicide, their families, friends, and supporters of suicide prevention and awareness. This event is an opportunity to “move” for something that matters- whether that’s for health, recovery, or in memory of a loved one with the goal to raise money for life saving suicide prevention and mental health treatment through West Springs Hospital and its Psychiatric Emergency Department. This includes youth who walk into to our psychiatric emergency department. In the most recent fiscal year, West Springs Hospital admitted and treated 362 youth in our pediatric wing. That same year, over 500 children & youth were received and treated in the psychiatric emergency department, the vast majority of them for suicidal thoughts & ideation.

Raise Funds for Pedal for Prevention: Put your dream support team together by building a fundraising page and sending it out to friends, family, and colleagues. They can support your efforts by donating through your team account to boost your activity and fundraising impact or they can join the cause and move for mental health by registering themselves!

Click “Build a Support Team” above to get started!

Please contact lbrown@mindspringsfoundation.org with questions about the event.