Depression affects nineteen million Americans.  Take those staggering rates and then consider the fact that eighty-seven people commit suicide on a daily basis.  Depression is a treatable illness, yet not everyone gets the help they need.  I’ve been diagnosed with depression and anxiety and know how long it took to get a proper diagnosis—to be blunt, it took a little over two years, six ER trips, half a dozen different meds, and eight doctors.

In 2003, Jeff and Beth Alt set off on a 218-mile journey across the Sierra Nevada range.  Beth’s brother had committed suicide, and her grief was understandably immense.  Beth wanted to do something—to bring depression to light; hence A HIKE FOR MIKE was born.

A HIKE FOR MIKE is a journal of their hike mixed with statistics regarding suicide and depression.  Plentitudes of information is included to help people get the help they need.  I think the most important thing I learned is that you are not alone.

Pick up a copy of A HIKE FOR MIKE.  You truly never know when you or someone you love may need the help