Chinook’s Edge students aim to enhance positive mental health
Nearly 160 students from 15 Chinook’s Edge schools are coming together next week to launch a division-wide mental health capacity building project.
On December 6 at the Zion Church in Didsbury, students from Sylvan Lake, Spruce View, Innisfail, Bowden, Olds, Didsbury, Sundre, Carstairs and Cremona will all take part in the full-day conference.
Chinook’s Edge officials describe it as the first of its kind in the division, involving students from Grades 7-11 keen on promoting health and wellness initiatives in their school communities.
The event is a partnership between the Chinook’s Edge YES program (Youth Empowerment and Support) and the Mental Health Commission of Canada, which provided financial support, a speaker line-up and training in preparation for the event.