Bo Tkach Blog

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...