The purpose of The 38 Challenge is for people to intentionally place themselves in 38 minutes of extreme conditions to draw attention to a silent problem in our community, which is mental health and people taking their own lives.
"Thirty-eight minutes of suffering, people in society voluntarily putting themselves in an uncomfortable situation and leaning on one another," explained Brandt McCartney, with the 38 Challenge.
"The 38 Challenge is in memory of my brother, Captain Matthew Brewer, who died by suicide a little over a year ago," he said.He was a captain when he took his life, from what the organization believes was a combination of PTSD and brain injury."It's a pretty grueling workout, but it’s intended to bring some awareness and also some much-needed funding for brain injury and to eliminate the stigma of mental health," the former Cowboys said in a promotional video.
"And that number, by 2030, is going to be roughly 30 times larger, the number of veterans who died by suicide, 30 times greater than the number who have died on the battlefield," McCartney added. The Adaptive Training Foundation takes people who have physical disabilities and trauma through a nine-week exercise building physical and mental strength, and lifting the mental health weights with 38 Challenge.
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