Suicide: A Perhaps Preventable Tragedy Motivational speaker Jeff Yalden tours schools and speaks on the topics of mental illness and suicide to their students. In one video, a collection of clips documenting his mission and tours is displayed. In the video, scenes of his speeches, engagements with students, and inspiring messages are displayed. His messages, according to his audience, “resonated” with them. He focuses on issues of adolescent suicide, self harm, and illness treatment. In my opinion, his messages are very impressive, passionate, and raw. In the brief moments of his work shown, it was very apparent that he cared for the mental wellbeing of young people. His demonstrations of the value of life and of people clearly connected
