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/32eS6Ns

If you are a mental health professional, parent, community leader, concerned citizen, 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."

Please share this form with like-minded friends, colleagues, neighbors, and family members who may want to join this fight: https://forms.gle/5wbtV2Jm2gb8UbCu5

You can 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