The Jay Walkers Challenge 2026

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ABOUT JAY WALKERS

Jay Walkers gets its name from Jay Gallagher, who lost his life to suicide in 2016 at the age of 18. Jay had so much life to live and so much love to give, yet the stigma of suicide prevented him from asking for the help he knew he needed. By participating in Jay Walkers, teams will do their part to break down stigma and become life-affirming activists for suicide prevention. For more information, check out our website at www.jay-walkers.org

Jay Walkers is committed to making The Challenge accessible to all participants. *FREE REGISTRATIONS* are available! Thanks to the generosity of a Jay Walkers donor, we have FREE REGISTRATIONS available for those who need them. To claim a free registration, please proceed now to the free registration request form at this link: https://forms.gle/pdrw7CkPzfnxsx489

ABOUT THE STEPS CHALLENGE

Walk anywhere, make a difference everywhere! The Jay Walkers Challenge is an annual team-based steps challenge to inspire action for suicide prevention. During the month of September, teams of Jay Walkers from all around the world work together to complete 800,000 steps -- that's one step in honor of every life lost worldwide annually to suicide. In addition, we encourage team members to:

START CONVERSATIONS about suicide with friends, family, and others to break down stigma and strengthen the suicide safety net in your circles; RAISE FUNDS to support suicide prevention measures that work; and we are excited to work with you to make a difference in your community; RECRUIT NEW JAY WALKERS Help grow the Jay Walkers community and spread the word that Everyone can take steps to end suicide!

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ABOUT PEER-TO-PEER FUNDRAISING

Peer-to-peer (P2P) fundraising is vital to the Jay Walkers Challenge mission and is dedicated to funding evidence-based suicide prevention measures. From funds raised in 2025, Jay Walkers was able to train clinicians in Crisis Response Planning (CRP) and teachers in the Pax Good Behavior Game. Your fundraising this year will help us make even more suicide prevention interventions available!

Become a P2P fundraiser by following the prompts during registration.

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ABOUT TEAMS

The ideal team size to reach the goal of 800,000 steps during September is 12 people. Your team can be made up of family, friends, neighbors, teammates, co-workers from your zip code or any zip code! We've had teams made up of members on both the East and West Coast of the U.S.!

Start or join a team today! (CLICK HERE FOR TEAM LEADER OVERVIEW) See steps below on how to begin:

STEP 1: REGISTER AS AN INDIVIDUAL:

Click the Register Now button below to sign up as an individual Jay Walker. N O T E : Select LOG IN at the top to enter your email and password if you've participated in a runsignup event before. (You can always reset your password if you don't remember it.) If this is your first time joining an event on runsignup.com, complete the registration form that appears on the page.

STEP 2A: START A TEAM:

Once your participant info is recorded, you will be asked if you want to Start a Team or Join a Team . Select Start a Team. Have your team name ready. You'll enter it here.

or STEP 2B: JOIN A TEAM:

If you've been invited to join an existing team, know your team's name before you get started! When prompted, you'll select the team you want to join from a drop-down list during registration.

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