What’s Changing Mental Health & Suicide Prevention? — The Speedy Foundation’s Shannon Decker

Mental Health Awareness Month continues with Shannon Decker, the executive director & co-founder of The Speedy Foundation, whose mission is to prevent suicide and take action for mental health through education and awareness. Founded in memory of Jeret “Speedy” Peterson, an iconic American, Olympic & World Cup aerials skier who died by suicide in 2011, The Speedy Foundation is in some ways one of the original mental health non-profits related to skiing. Shannon is an absolute powerhouse of change and impact. I love working with The Speedy Foundation and Shannon has become a treasured mentor to me and one of my all-time favorite people to work with in the mental health and suicide prevention realm. We had this conversation after wrapping up a week together where we teamed up for me to speak in local schools in North Lake Tahoe. The week epitomized the gratitude I have for the work I get to do and the opportunity I savor to team up with Shannon to help our communities. So, my goal in having Shannon on the podcast was to distill some of what it’s like to learn from her. —Listen / watch / subscribe:YouTubeSpotifyApple Podcasts—Learn more & support The Speedy Foundation: thespeedyfoundation.org Follow The Speedy Foundation on Instagram: instagram.com/thespeedyfoundation —Follow me/the show on Instagram: instagram.com/drewpeterski Sign up for my Substack/the podcast newsletter: substack.com/@drewpetersen —This episode is brought to you by Salomon. To check out the QST line of skis, and all Salomon ski gear, visit https://salomon.pxf.io/DPP —Score discounts and connect with all of the podcast’s sponsors any time at https://drew-petersen.com/podcast.