STUDENT-LED EST. 2026 CONNECTION BEFORE CRISIS
DEAR YOU,

WHO DID YOU CHECK ON TODAY?

A SMALL ASK.

Call the friend you keep saying you need to call.

01WHY WE EXIST

CONNECTION
BEFORE
CRISIS.

Mental health doesn't start in a counseling office.

It starts in dorm rooms, group chats, workouts, late-night drives, coffee runs, and the five-minute conversation that turns into an hour.

We create more reasons for students to know each other, move together, tell the truth, and notice when somebody goes quiet.

DEAR YOU,

WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME
YOU ASKED TWICE?

01
STORYTELLING

WE
TALK.

Student stories, voicemails, and honest media that sound like real life — not a brochure.

STUDENT STORY / PHOTO
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REAL WORDS.
LESS POLISH.

02
MOVEMENT

WE
MOVE.

Shared physical challenges give people a reason to train together, talk longer, and keep showing up.

TRAINING / PHOTO
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DO HARD THINGS.
TOGETHER.

03
COMMUNITY

WE
SHOW UP.

Peer-led outreach turns checking in into part of campus life — before anybody has to ask for help.

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MAKE CHECKING IN
FEEL NORMAL.

02RUCK WEEK / SPRING 2027

12 MILES.

ONE REASON
TO START.

Ruck Week turns physical effort into a reason to build deeper connection. Train together. Check in. Finish together.

ROAD TO RUCK WEEK
12MILE CORE RUCK
06MILE ROUTE
01MILE WALK
03CHAPTERS

BUILT
LOCALLY.

Different campuses. Same commitment to showing up.

DON'T SEE YOUR CAMPUS? START ONE.
04STORIES

LISTEN
CLOSER.

VOICEMAIL 00102:18
“I didn't know how much I needed somebody to ask twice.”
STUDENT STORY / ANONYMOUSCALL YOUR PEOPLE
DEAR YOU,

CALL THE FRIEND YOU KEEP SAYING YOU NEED TO CALL.

NO PERFECT WORDS REQUIRED.
STUDENT STORY / PHOTO
THE FIVE-MINUTE CONVERSATION THAT BECAME THE WHOLE NIGHT.
THE NEXT CHAPTER STARTS
09.08
SEPTEMBER 8, 2026NATIONAL SUICIDE PREVENTION WEEK
DEAR YOU,

THIS STARTS
WITH YOU.

Join a chapter. Start one. Partner with us. Or just call somebody today.