Let’s talk!
Thursday January 28th will mark this years Bell Let’s Talk Day. Of course, this is just one day in the year and globally over 800,000 people die every year from suicide, that’s 1 person losing their life every 40 seconds. Further analysis shows that men are twice as likely to commit suicide and that rates of suicide are higher in areas of social deprivation. Suicide does not discriminate.
As a community club our strength comes from the wonderful and diverse fabric of our membership. This may be as individuals (player, coach, referee, parent, supporter etc.) or in the form of groups (teams, match officials, staff, board, parents etc.) There are many ways that we connect with those around us and we’re encouraging our membership to find strength in numbers by reaching out if you need to talk.
Since March 13th, 2020 our virtual sessions for players AND coaches have become an important point of contact, a chance to check-in, to learn and to have some fun. Now more than ever these programs are really important so our players and coaches will keep connecting. To our parent group we encourage you to do the same. As always, the Bell Let’s Talk website has some fantastic resources and we encourage you to take a look.
Additionally, the Sport Information Resource Centre (www.sirc.ca) based in Ottawa has some fantastic sport specific resources. Two of their most recent articles about mental health can be found here:
On a positive note, we strongly encourage everyone to connect with us through social media and hear about the good news stories coming from the Club. We’ve been busier than ever in this department and we’d love for you to like and share our stories. Tell your friends, neighbours and co-workers about the great things happening at Pickering FC!
