15-Mile Walk Raises Awareness and Funds

Participants and Supporters, 4th Annual
Stomping Out The Stigma Walk

(Press Release) April 17, 2025, West Palm Beach, FL— More than a dozen first responders, law enforcement and military veterans walked 15 miles on April 15 in support of mental health awareness in our community.

Beachway Therapy Center partnered with Stomping Out the Stigma on its 4th annual walk to increase awareness of the need for mental health services for Palm Beach County first responders and veterans.

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The walk, which started at City of Greenacres Fire Rescue Department, Fire Rescue Station 94, concluded in West Palm Beach at Beachway Therapy Center to a crowd of cheering supporters.
 
“This was a great opportunity to help first responders deal with the intensity of what they face day in and day out on the job. They are always there for us, and we wanted to show them that we are here for them, too,” said Tim Roberto, founder of Stomping Out the Stigma and event organizer.
Stomping Out the Stigma is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that helps provide access to confidential, lifesaving counseling to veterans and first responders in Palm Beach County and beyond. According to the Florida Department of Health First Responder Suicide Summary published in 2023, Palm Beach County first responders had the highest number of suicide deaths from 2017-2022.

Roberto, a U.S. Marine veteran and Director of Community Relations at Beachway Therapy Center, along with Greenacres Fire Chief Brian Fuller and others, helped raise thousands of dollars in support of the organization’s mission. Funds raised help provide access to confidential mental health sessions with licensed clinicians who specialize in trauma, mental health, substance use disorders and family issues. An example of this is Beachway Therapy Center’s “After the Call” program, which offers specialized therapy to help first responders dealing with trauma.

Raffle tickets for a Lexus LS460 to support this cause are still available for $25 each or five for $100 and are available to the general public here. Funds raised will pay for confidential mental health sessions with psychologists for first responders who are uncomfortable going through health insurance for counseling because of the need for higher confidentiality.  The raffle is being sponsored by The Dash Cam Lawyer.