Bo Tkach Blog
Jim Tkach’s message to kids: ‘We can help each other’
Jim Tkach has traveled the country trying to shatter the stigma associated with mental illness, but the reception hasn’t always been a positive one. Venues have tried to dictate exactly what he would say and newspapers have told him they “don’t have room for that kind...
Police interview friends of Washington State quarterback for clues to suicide
When Dr. Brian Hainline learned about the apparent suicide of another college athlete, it hit hard. Again. No, he didn't know Washington State quarterback Tyler Hilinski. But he's heard such stories far too often. The NCAA's first chief medical officer has coped with...
A message of hope that is so powerful.
Did I really get here? A message of HOPE! So glad Kerri is not only a huge part of our foundation but is living proof of people overcoming mental illness. Keep it going Kerri! Shocked, completely and utterly amazed... That’s how I feel about how I’ve been living the...
Stroup continuing to raise mental health awareness
On the day after her eighteenth birthday, Kara Stroup told her mother about her seven-year struggle with an eating disorder. Four years later, on September 15, 2015, just after National Suicide Prevention Week ended, Stroup shared her battle publicly on Owl Sports,...
“I’ve got your back” Students learn techniques to improve mental health
It's all about creating healthy schools. At least that was the message conveyed to students and teachers who gathered at Penn's Peak in Jim Thorpe Thursday as the Bo Tkach Foundation and Aevidum kicked off a mental health awareness campaign. Aevidum comes from the...