Sask. parents raising awareness for youth mental health after teenage son's death
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A White City, Sask. family is raising awareness for youth mental health following their son’s death last month.
A White City, Sask. family is raising awareness for youth mental health following their son’s death last month.
Lincoln West, 17, died June 15 in a single car collision outside of the town.
Parents Debbie and Rick remember their son as a loving, caring teenage boy, who had a passion for sports.
“He loved watching and playing sports,” his mother said. “Lincoln was a very empathetic kid. He had a great sense of humour.”
“He always said, ‘I just want to make people laugh,” Debbie added.
“[Lincoln] was very competitive,” Rick said with a chuckle. “Whenever he lost, the drive home was always about how bad the refs were.”
Debbie and Rick said Lincoln struggled with mental health but was reluctant to seek help.
