PTSD Suicide Reach Out

Cambridge, CanadaCarl Waggett

$551

Raised of $14,178 CAD

Fundraising ended on Jan 29, 2017
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About This Project

My story is a simple one really. I see a need and would like to help.

I've been a firefighter for the past 14 years.

This past year a very good friend of mine, a fellow firefighter, took his own life.Shortly after, I myself was diagnosed with PTSD.I removed myself from the front-line trucks and began the long road to recovery.

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder is killing emergency workers, correctional officers and military personnel at an alarming rate.

Those suffering from PTSD face many obstacles.Many don’t believe they have it, some don’t know what signs to look for, while others don’t have access to the help they need.Often those suffering from PTSD isolate themselves making it almost impossible to receive the help they need.

I can speak from experience this can be a dark, overwhelming feeling.

This is why the suicide rate is so high amongst those who suffer from PTSD

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BUT IT REALLY DOES NOT HAVE TO BE THIS WAY!!

Through my experiences a have created a blog (www.ptsdbunkergearforyourbrain.com) to help these fine men and women have access to the right information before their situation worsens.

THESE MEN AND WOMEN DO NOT NEED A HUG THEY NEED A PLAN!!

I have been blessed with the good fortune of having access to a group of Clinical Psychologists at www.svapsych.ca. Dr. Storrie literally saved my life, and her incredible staff is willing and able to assist in any. The dream is to one day bring doctors to sufferers of PTSD via video chat.

The people I am trying to help:

Firefighters

Police

Paramedics/EMS

Correctional Officers

Military Personnel

Anyone that has experienced or witnessed human suffering

Use Of Funds

$14,178 Tipping Point Goal

As the saying goes, if you want to hide a body, just put it on the 10th page of Google. Well I'm on the 200th page! LOL

This funding will allow me to obtain the equipment and IT support that is needed to provide support and resources to our military personal and emergency responders.

I have included an Excel spreadsheet to show transparency for where the money will go and how it will be used in order to provide the best support possible.

SET UP FIRST YEAR/ANNUAL STRETCH GOAL
Hardware
Computer $2,000
Digital camera $750
Video camera $1,500
Rewards $1000
Microphone $300
Tripod $250
Lighting $1,000
Hosting, Tools & Software
Domain name $10
Email hosting $10
Email list provider $50
Blog hosting $360
WordPress theme $100
Premium plugins $200
Spam protection $60 $100
SSL certificate $50
SEO Company $25,000
Contracted services
Custom logo and header $250
Additional custom design $500
IT support $100 $10,000
Training & Education
Books $100
Blog audit $250
Online Training $300 $5,000
Conferences $1,500
Coaching/mentoring $2,500

$5,950
TOTALS $8,100 $5,040
SUMMARY
Total cost of start up and first year $13,140

$46,050
5% comition from startsomthingood.com $657 $2,303
2.9% commition from Pay Pal $381 $1,335
FUNDING GOAL $14,178
STRETCH GOALS $49,688


$49,688 Stretch Goal

Hey, yah I got a dream LOL LOL LOL

But if the heavens opened up and funds rained from the sky, I would take that money and make sure every uniformed person suffering from PTSD would be able to access the needed information within two clicks. This information could save a life.


Really guys, it truly is that bad! 22 soldiers commit suicide every day! The data is still flooding in about the emergency workers.


NOW WHAT WOULD I DO WITH THE DREAM

I would put every dime into search engine optimization (SEO) that's the magic formula that makes your site show up on page 1 of EVERY Google search. Of course I would not insult the people who do this for a living by acting like I can just learn it.

SEO is an art form and to be respected!! This is part of the project that I would simply have to contract out.

That would mean more people would see the information we have to offer, which in turn, would help more people not end up like my friend.

As you can see in the Excel spreadsheet, the extra funds would be put directly into IT support and SEO companies.

The appearance of the blog is simply secondary. My ultimate goal is to help as many people as possible. To help them through that feeling of despair.

I know this feeling very well.


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