A local hockey team is helping to promote better access to mental health supports.
The Chatham Maroons are launching a promotional video for Be Safe, a free mobile app that helps those in crisis access local resources quickly and easily.
The app was launched earlier this year through the Mental Health Table, a network of local non-profit and health care professionals.
“We are excited by the Maroons’ commitment to mental health,” says Cathy De Bresser-Knowler, Public Health Educator with CK Public Health, and Table facilitator. “Their participation sends a powerful message and will extend our reach into the community, showing that it’s OK to reach out. Mental health affects us all, and we know the need continues to be high in C-K.”
The app makes it easier for everyone, especially youth and their families to get the help they need.
Be Safe is available at no cost across Apple and Android devices and is easy to use. It can be downloaded at besafeapp.ca.
Funding for Be Safe in Chatham-Kent is provided by Women United, an affinity group of the United Way of Chatham-Kent.
