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2021 Impact Report

We are proud of our 2021 accomplishments which are highlighted in our 2021 Impact Report. You are making a powerful impact in the community. Thanks to generous donors there is NO CHARGE to program participants to attend suicide prevention programs in Eagle County.

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Comic Cop Comes to Vail

Boulder comedian Vinnie Montez came to Vail on Wednesday to break down the stigma around mental health in the best way he knows how — by opening up and cracking up…

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A Life Worth Living

SpeakUp ReachOut was formed in 2009 after two suicide-related incidents occurred in succession in the town of Avon.

Avon Police Chief Greg Daly responded to both. One involved a local husband and father whose father Daly had met, coincidentally, two years earlier.

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Anna's Challenge

Thank you for caring about suicide prevention. SpeakUp ReachOut opened up a critical conversation about suicide in our daughter’s middle school that profoundly impacted our family.

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Take The Power of Hope Pledge Today

It’s simple. We promise. Sign up TODAY right here and now.

By signing up for the Power of Hope pledge you will receive a series of short emails from the Pledge campaign, as well as our monthly newsletter, with updates on our work, events, and how you can get involved.

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It All Started With A Mom - 5.25.2021

by Pam Boyd of the Vail Daily

It all began with an Eagle mom.

Back in 2016, Agnes Harakal knew mental health services in Eagle County needed to change. Actually, it was more than that.

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A Podcast Featuring Work Place Suicide Prevention & Erin Ivie 4.30.2021

It’s easy peasy for kids to identify when they are happy. What about when they are frustrated? Can they name this common feeling when homework is hard, or their little brother broke their latest Lego masterpiece? The definition of frustration - feeling or expressing distress and annoyance, especially because of inability to change or achieve something (dictionary.com) – is a perfect word for many of our children to use, but we rarely hear it.

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