Health fair incites smiley faces

The smile metre was off the charts at a mental health fair held at Lloydminster Comprehensive High School to raise awareness about anxiety and depression, etc.

The event went ahead on March 10 in the gym following some mental health trivia and a few other activities in the lead-up to the fair overseen by the student leadership group.

“We also did free cookies to boost morale and we have this mental health fair with a whole bunch of little booths with different organizations that deal with mental health,” said leadership student Rhya Payne.

The Lloydminster Region Health Foundation was one of many community health organizations on hand to spread the news about mental health resources available to students.

Foundation CEO

Stephanie Munro was handing out stickers with a “you are a blessing” message along with information on Project Sunrise’s mental health initiatives.

“Students are very excited. They are excited to put a sticker on their mirror to remind themselves every day that they are a blessing,” said Munro.

“Below on all those stickers is the Lloydminster Mental Health website, so they can always know where to go, if they or a loved one or a friend is seeking some mental health support.”

Angela Clements from The Green Willow Healing with Nature was part of a booth demonstrating a unique blend of holistic healing to students.

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