In just over a month The Knoxville School District will play how to guest speaker Jeff Yalden who will speaking with the community as well as Knoxville students about suicide prevention and mental health. Yalden will be speaking at the Knoxville Performing Arts Center on Monday, September 30th at 7pm. The event is free and open to the public. Yalden is being brought in with funds raised by the Your Life Matters 5k for suicide prevention. Yalden is a Gulf War Veteran, a two-time Marine-of-the-Year recipient, and Mr. New Hampshire Male America. Since 1992, Jeff Yalden has spoken over 4,000 times in all 50 states, 49 countries, and every Province in Canada about his struggles with mental health and advocating for suicide prevention. Yalden will also be speaking to Knoxville students students on Monday, September 30th and Tuesday, October 1st.