500 Miles for Mental Health was created with one mission:
To break the silence around mental health and inspire people to keep moving physically, emotionally, and collectively. We believe that movement is powerful. Not just for the body, but for the mind. By encouraging people to take on the 500 Mile Challenge, we create space for:
500 Miles exists because too many people struggle in silence. We’re here to change that one step, one story, one mile at a time.
Trina Colpitts is a mental health speaker and advocate who strives to help leaders and companies recognize unsafe mental health risks and provide tools for children to cope with mental health challenges. In 2020, Trina lost her husband Jim to suicide – she shared this powerful story via the This is Actually Happening Podcast.
