This form was created by Ty Schmidt - dad, Traverse City resident, physical therapist, Carter's Compost/Norte/Good Works Lab founder.
"Four boys I knew - boys who I had conversations with, boys who I rode bikes with - here in northern Michigan took their lives in 2020/2021.
We can and must do better.
We all have a role to play in protecting our kids’ mental health.
I’ve made a promise to myself to do better - to fight for them - because I can’t take any more of these funerals. 💔
The US Surgeon General recently published a new advisory about this crisis:
https://bit.ly/32eS6NsIf you are a concerned citizen, mental health professional, educator, parent, community leader, elected official or middle/high school student who would like to join me in this fight, please do.
The kids need you.
I need you.
We need you.
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By completing this form, you'll gain access to the We Fight community - a community that is everyone’s community.
Remember, We Fight is a self-organizing community. That means that community leadership can come from anyone/everyone at any time.
If you have an idea or question or opportunity that aligns with We Fight’s vision and the Surgeon General’s youth mental health advisory, you don’t need permission to pitch or ask or invite.
Post in our public Facebook group, in our Slack channel, or bring it to one of our monthly virtual meetings.
Questions? Contact Ty at
ty@goodworkslab.org“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed, citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” ― Margaret Mead
