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By CKOM News Staff

Roughrider foundation launches youth mental wellness ‘playbook’

Oct 13, 2022 | 10:35 AM

The Saskatchewan Roughrider Foundation launched a new initiative Thursday, aiming to give young people more resources to tackle issues with mental health and wellness.

The foundation has teamed up with the Ministry of Education to release the “Game Changers Playbook,” a collection of user-friendly mental health resources intended to further the goal of “empowering and equipping youth to look after their mental wellness.” The foundation is also sending player ambassadors to classrooms to deliver the “Win with Wellness” presentation series that accompanies the playbook.

“The release of the Game Changers Playbook and Win with Wellness presentation series are part of our commitment to better youth mental wellness in the province,” Cindy Fuchs, Saskatchewan Roughrider Foundation executive director, said in a statement.

“The more we talk about mental wellness, the less stigma there is around it and the more children it will help. We want to continue to be leaders in that change.”

Dustin Duncan, Saskatchewan’s education minister, said the playbook will help put more tools into the hands of both students and educators.

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“We are proud to collaborate with the Saskatchewan Roughrider Foundation on the Game Changers Playbook, a resource which will connect mental wellness resources with the educators and staff who work daily with youth in our schools,” Duncan said in a statement.

The Game Changers Playbook can be accessed online.