Suicide Prevention Day aims to educate and end stigma
Suicide Prevention Day is this week and there are plenty of ways locals can raise awareness, including just starting the conversation.
Jane Zielke de Montbrun, executive director of the Canadian Mental Health Association’s (CMHA) Battlefords chapter, said any kind of dialogue in regards to mental health can be a big help.
“The more that we can educate ourselves on what it means to be mentally healthy, the better off we all are,” she said. “Conversations are always really important when we talk about mental health or mental illness, because people are reluctant to talk about their feelings and what might be going on for them to other people because it can be a scary thing.”
World Suicide Prevention Day is Saturday, Sept. 10. The Canadian Association for Suicide Prevention and the CMHA are two of the Canadian organizations involved to raise awareness and promote treatment.