REGISTRATION is still OPEN - up until race time!
Cleveland Metroparks Zoo on Sunday, September 10, 2023.
7:30 A.M. Registration & Packet Pick-Up
8:30 A.M. 5K Run
8:45 a.m.: 1 Mile Walk
9:30 a.m.: Awards Ceremony
10:00 a.m.: Zoo opens for guests
If you can't join us for the event, please DONATE to our FUNDRAISER.
Help LifeAct educate over 34,000 teenagers in 200 schools in NE Ohio.
We hope to see you in person “Move for Mental Health” 5k Run/ 1 Mile Walk to prevent teen suicide.
Henry, Laura, and I will be running together.
Please join us!
Namaste,
Kevin O'Brien
In 2011, I shared Conor's story as the keynote address at the Into the Light Walk (SPEA - since renamed LifeAct);
This Inaugural Move for Mental Health 5K run /1mile Walk at the Zoo will be in lieu of the Into the Light Walk.
I thank you in advance for your support this year and for past support of this life-saving non-profit.
Your "Move for Mental Health" registration will include:
Informational booths by local health & wellness organizations
Commemorative "Move for Mental Health" T-shirt
Top runner and fundraising awards
Light snack after the race
SPECIAL BONUS!! You are welcome to spend the day enjoying the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo after the race.
About Us
LifeAct’s mission is to prevent teen suicide by educating youth to recognize depression and the warning signs of suicide and access help for themselves and or their peers.
Our trained, credentialed instructors deliver LifeAct’s in-school educational programs, Suicide Prevention and Stress Management, to more than 25,000 Ohio youth every year. Last school year alone, 2,407 students came forward for help after attending our program.
LifeAct instructors have presented its lifesaving program to more than 325,000+ students in more than 200 Ohio schools. Research-based analysis shows that students who experience the program are significantly more likely to seek help for themselves or others. LifeAct teaches students to be the first line of defense in preventing suicide. LifeAct saves children’s lives.
LifeAct has formed dynamic partnerships with University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital and FrontLine Service, partners who we rely upon as vital links in the chain of suicide prevention. They continue to help expand the educational, assessment, and referral services that LifeAct makes available to teens.
However, LifeAct is not just for students and teens, but for adults as well. Adult Programming, established in 2020, certifies adults in the workplace, educators, and professionals with QPR training (Question, Persuade, Refer). This training equips adults with tools to help save a life from suicide. Currently, LifeAct is working to expand its programs to reach more individuals with life-saving mental health education.
