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22 Jumps aims to bring new hope to individuals and families affected by TBI and suicide. Due to a lack of objective diagnostic tools and effective treatment solutions, the “invisible wounds” of traumatic brain injury (TBI) and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) often leave service members and civilians feeling hopeless as they live with multiple debilitating symptoms and few treatment options.

Our country’s heroes are increasingly taking their own lives as a result of the invisible wounds of war. Tristan Wimmer—a Marine Veteran Infantryman and Scout Sniper—has made it his mission to bring awareness to the epidemic of suicide among Veterans. Tristan’s own brother, a Raider and Recon Marine Veteran, struggled with TBI-related depression and anxiety for nearly a decade before he ultimately succumbed to suicide.

Through 22 Jumps, a series of fundraising events where Veterans and others BASE jump 22 times in a single day, Tristan brings new hope to this epidemic by partnering with our organization to raise money for research and new effective solutions for all patients living with the effects of TBI.

Traumatic Brain Injury Can Be an Underlying Cause of Suicide

TBI is caused by a blow or jolt to the head or penetrating head injury that disrupts the normal functioning of the brain. TBIs can range from mild, with a brief change in mental status or consciousness (commonly called concussions), to severe, with an extended period of unconsciousness or memory loss. TBIs are a risk factor for suicide. Currently, there are few available treatments for severe brain injuries.

By the Numbers

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There are few FDA-approved treatments for TBI.
By the Numbers

There are few FDA-approved treatments for TBI.

According to the FDA website: The FDA has not cleared or approved any medical products that are intended to diagnose or treat TBI alone without other diagnostic tests or treatments managed by a health care provider.
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By the Numbers

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Four times as many Veterans of the post 9/11 wars have died by suicide than have died in combat.1
By the Numbers

Four times as many Veterans of the post 9/11 wars have died by suicide than have died in combat.

For a population that has given more than we could return, we owe it to them to get treatment in the hands of those who need it.
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More than 380,000 service members experienced a TBI from 2000 to 2018.
By the Numbers

More than 380,000 service members experienced a TBI from 2000 to 2018.

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Why Cohen Veterans Bioscience (CVB)?

Tristan has chosen to support CVB because of the organization’s mission to spearhead a cutting-edge research program that advances TBI research. He values the organization’s innovative approach towards gaining a better understanding of the causes of TBI, discovering new biomarkers that will lead to better diagnoses and identifying new targets for treatment. CVB is also supporting advocacy and policy initiatives to improve the lives of people suffering from TBI.

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22 Jumps: October 15, 2022 in Fayetteville, West Virginia

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22 Jumps: February 3, 2024 at Camelback Mountain, Arizona

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22 Jumps: October 21, 2023 in Fayetteville, West Virginia

22 Jumps is excited to BASE jump at the New River Gorge Bridge in Fayetteville, West Virginia on October 21, 2023.
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22 Jumps: Memorial Day Weekend 2023, Twin Falls, Idaho

On Saturday, May 27, 2023, watch as four jumpers leap from the Perrine Bridge in Twin Falls, Idaho 22 times each in a single day — 22 symbolic of the estimated 22 servicemembers and Veterans who take their lives each day.
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22 Jumps: October 15, 2022 in Fayetteville, West Virginia

22 Jumps is excited to BASE jump at the New River Gorge Bridge in Fayetteville, West Virginia on October 15, 2022. 8 jumpers will be doing a combined 22 jumps throughout the day.
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22 Jumps: Memorial Day Weekend 2022, Twin Falls, Idaho

This year we have three jumpers all attempting 22 jumps from the Perrine Bridge in a single day: Andrew Katz, US Army; Brittany Cantwell, Dept. of Veterans Affairs; and Nick Cliche, US Air Force.
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22 Jumps: January 30th, 2022 at Camelback Mountain, Arizona

Marine Veteran Tristan Wimmer and other Veterans are BASE jumping 22 times in a single day from Arizona's Camelback Mountain on January 30th, 2022.
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How To Get Involved and Make a Difference

Please join the 22 Jumps campaign – as a spectator, sponsor or supporter – for suicide prevention awareness and CVB’s brain trauma research.

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Citations:
  1. https://watson.brown.edu/costsofwar/files/cow/imce/papers/2021/Suitt_Suicides_Costs%20of%20War_June%2021%202021.pdf

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