by Michele Sparling | Oct 2, 2022 | awareness, compassion, donations, fundraiser, hockey, insight, mental illness, participate, peer support, sponsorship, transition aged youth
After three years, on September 10, 2022, Shine Out! Shout Out! supporting youth mental health and the Just Be You peer support program returned. And what a return it was! This year was a sold-out event, with many teams returning for their 8th year. People played... 
by Michele Sparling | Nov 20, 2018 | awareness, coping, mental illness
Hello to all the teams from Shine Out! Shout Out! 2018,Where to start ….In my email of September 9th I talked about how the Shine Out! Shout Out! tournament is a day with filled with many emotions from all that the day brings, and how this year it... by Michele Sparling | Nov 5, 2015 | awareness, mental illness, transition-aged
Life can be difficult for a youth / young adult. It is a time of many changes for this group. Developing relationships, creating an identity, establishing values, moving from secondary to post-seconadry schools or a vocation, becoming independent – all part... by Michele Sparling | Sep 14, 2014 | awareness, coping, depression, mental illness, transition-aged
In Canada, according to Partners for Mental Health, 762 young people die every year because of suicide. Considering there are 4000 suicides (10 people per day) in Canada across all age groups (children to seniors) – & suicide at any age is sorrowful –... by Michele Sparling | May 8, 2014 | awareness, compassion, mental illness
I call it a demon because it is – it is called Darkness and it envelopes all. It reaches out and encircles not only the child, but also the family, and the friends. It gleefully grabs at the years of youth that should be filled with laughter, friends, and...