More than 100 days, he walked over 2,000 miles and took over 48.5 million steps and surpassed five states.
KNOXVILLE, TENN. -The mental health advocacy is walking around the United States to raise awareness of men’s mental health and suicide prevention.
Former technology sales leader TIM PERREIRA is an entrepreneur and Wellness Coach 2,450 miles. He has 550 miles before he arrives at his destination.
Thursday, I marked 134 days from California to Virginia Beach. His five -month trip took him from five states and over half of Tennessee.
Perreir is located in shoes pairs 7 and 8, and it is all to raise awareness of male mental health.
“I think the stigma is actually strong to men,” he said. “It is good to provide, protective, and it is good to stand for others, but the armor we do not carry is weighed to us.”
His work on mental health of men comes from the road he once walked.
“From 2016 to 2020, I fought this roller coaster depression and anxiety.” “I went back to the deepest depression, and it was my first time experiencing suicide.”
research East Tennessee State University Men have higher suicide rates than women. According to the report, Tennessee is now one of the more than 10 states that make up the “suicide belt” from east to west throughout the United States.
The report also lists West Virginia, Virginia, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Kansas, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, Arizona and Nevada as part of the belt.
situation data Tennessee’s suicide rate is 19% higher than the national average.
Perreir said, “We can actually learn how to feel and feel our challenges.
In his almost 3,000 -mile Juni, he raises $ 50,000 for the mental health group.
He is walking for himself.
If you need help immediately, you can call the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. A group like the National Alliance Knoxville on mental illness You can also connect with the resource.
