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Why It Matters — Tippecanoe County

The kids in our county can't wait.

Collect;bles for Change exists for one reason bigger than anything we make: Tippecanoe County does not have the youth mental health and substance use resources our kids need. This isn't opinion — it's what this year's data from the Indiana Youth Institute shows.

#1

Suicide is the number one cause of death for Indiana children ages 10–14 — ahead of accidents and every illness.

Indiana Youth Institute, 2026 · IDOH 2023 data
33.9%

In our region — which includes Tippecanoe County — a third of 7th–12th graders felt so sad or hopeless for two-plus weeks that they stopped doing the things they love. One of the highest rates of Indiana's ten regions.

Indiana Youth Survey, 2024
16.2%

In that same region, more than 1 in 6 students seriously considered suicide in the past year.

Indiana Youth Survey, 2024
7th

Tippecanoe County has the 7th-highest number of youth emergency-room visits in the state (8,979 in 2023) — because when a kid is in crisis here, too often the ER is the only place left to send them.

Indiana Youth Institute, 2026 · IDOH 2023 data

59%  of Indiana caregivers said they had trouble getting their child the mental-health care they needed — a rate higher than the national average.

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This is the gap we exist to close.

Every handmade and awareness piece you buy helps fund advocacy for the kids of Tippecanoe County, Indiana — pushing for the treatment, crisis support, and prevention this community is missing. The semicolon in our name is a promise: your story isn't over, and neither is theirs.

If you or someone you love is struggling, you are not alone.
Call or text 988 · Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
Free · Confidential · 24/7

Sources: Indiana Youth Institute, 2026 Indiana Kids Count Data Book; Indiana Department of Health (2025 Data Request); Indiana Youth Survey / Prevention Insights (2024).

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