SPRC to present to chuckwagon and rodeo community about mental health
With recent suicides in the rodeo and chuckwagon community, the Suicide Prevention Resource Centre is putting on a presentation in to address mental health problems and break down the stigma when it comes to asking for help.
The Tough Enough to Talk About It program is offering a free presentation on February 28, aimed towards education on how to recognize mental health issues, how to ask for help and what resources are out there for them.
“We wanted to reach out to them and invite them to come along and open up that conversation about suicide,” said Executive Assistant with the Resource Centre Shane Anderson. “We want them to know the signs to look for and where to get help.”
Anderson notes that the chuckwagon and rodeo community is one that is often overlooked when it comes to mental health awareness, because of the “hardcore people” within that group that may not want to show weakness by reaching out for help. That’s why he and the Centre are reaching out, to help break down the stigma.