This resource page accompanies Episode 08 of The InSight Out Show — The Unattended: Kyler Efinger's Story and a Call to Notice.
Someone was in crisis for four hours at Salt Lake City Airport on New Year's Day 2024. It seems that no one stopped. Or noticed. Kyler Efinger was 30 years old. His family turned that tragedy into a mission. Here's how you can be part of the answer.
The Family's Mission
The Efinger family didn't retreat into grief. They built something.
The Love Like Ky Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to mental health awareness in mountain communities — where suicide rates run two to three times the national average. Their mission is simple: help the next family and save the next life.
Learn to Be a Noticer
You don't need to be a professional. You just need to be present.
- Take Mental Health First Aid — An 8-hour certification that teaches you how to recognize and respond to someone in mental health crisis. Free or low cost. Available nationwide. mentalhealthfirstaid.org
- Know Your Neighbor — Scripture calls us to love our neighbor — but that starts with actually knowing them. Pray for one person in your life who may be struggling. Reach out this week. A text, a call, a coffee. You don't need training to show up. You just need to be willing.
- Know when to call for help — You don't have to intervene directly. If you see someone in distress, telling a nearby employee or calling 911 is enough. That's what Kyler needed. Someone to make the call.
You don't need to be a professional. You just need to be present.
In Your Personal Life
Notice Lift your eyes. Put the phone down in public spaces. Look around. Jesus was a master noticer — he saw Zacchaeus in a tree above the crowd. We pray and ask God to use us, but fail to pay attention. If we’re too distracted to see people, we’ll miss the very moments we’re praying for.
Engage You don't have to fix it. "Are you okay?" is enough. Breaking someone out of crisis can be as simple as acknowledging they exist.
Trust God didn't ask you to rescue everyone. He asked you to be available. Our job is to knock on the door, not build the whole house.
This week's challenge:
The next time you're in an airport, a store, or a waiting room — put the phone down and look around. Maybe someone needs a helping hand.
Think of one person in your life who has gone quiet lately. Reach out.
The next time someone seems off — a coworker, a stranger, a friend — say something. Even just "you okay?"
Faith in Action
"Whatever you did for the least of these, you did for me." — Matthew 25:40
The Good Samaritan didn't have a plan. He just stopped. Sometimes the most faithful thing you can do is to be aware. Notice someone the rest of the world walked past.
Share this episode with someone who needs the nudge. Sometimes the resource IS the conversation.
If You or Someone You Know Is in Crisis
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline — call or text 988
Crisis Text Line — text HOME to 741741
Christians in Crisis Hotline — faith-based support by trained volunteers offering a listening ear, emotional support, and referrals to licensed counselors with a spiritual perspective. christiansncrisis.com
Anthem of Hope — a Christian mental health organization dedicated to amplifying hope for those battling depression, anxiety, self-harm, addiction, and suicide. anthemofhope.org
Grace Alliance — Christianity-based support groups for individuals and families dealing with mental illness, and mental health training for faith leaders. mentalhealthgrace.org
The organizations listed here are provided as a starting point. InSight Out Media is not affiliated with any of them, and their inclusion does not constitute endorsement. Not all resources listed are explicitly faith-based, though we make every effort to prioritize those that are. We encourage you to use your own discernment when engaging with any outside organization or resource.
