Saskatchewan Roughriders introduce new mental health initiative for Sask. youth
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The Game Changers Playbook is meant to allow kids to have an easily accessible resource they can turn to for mental health help and find out what they can do to help others.
The Saskatchewan Roughriders foundation has announced a new mental wellness initiative for youth across Saskatchewan.
In partnership with the Ministry of Education, the Saskatchewan Roughrider Foundation announced the release of the “Game Changers Playbook” Thursday. The playbook is a collection of ministry-approved mental health resources that are evidence-based and curriculum-linked.
“It’s OK to not feel yourself,” said Saskatchewan Roughriders centre Dan Clark. “It’s OK to be able to open up about your emotions, talk about how you’re feeling. And we want to be able to equip youth with tools to be able to understand that they know they’re not feeling right.”
The Game Changers Playbook is meant to allow kids to have an easily accessible resource they can turn to for mental health help, and find out what they can do to help others.
It’s something Clark said was never even a thought when he went to school.
“These programs were not even on the radar,” Clark said. “It was something that was not normal to talk about.
Clark believes if people his age and people in the community can open up and talk about their feelings, it will only help youth to do the same.
“Being 300 pounds and being a big, bigger-than-life figure in the community, it’s something (people often say) that ‘this guy’s obviously got everything going for him,'” Clark said. “But I’m just like every other person.
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