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DE PERE, Wis. (WFRV) – A local non-profit is inviting community members on February 7 and 8 to come out in support of youth mental health for students in De Pere, all in the name of suicide prevention.
Hands Across De Pere’s Paddles For Prevention is designed to support education for those who may not know about mental health, or simply to raise awareness to help the community’s most vulnerable students.
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The event runs from February 7-8, both days kicking off at 8 a.m. and running until 5 p.m.
Click the video player above to learn more, as Local 5’s Stacy Engebretson spoke with Hands Across De Pere’s Mike Cotter and Melanie Brick, a social worker at the Unified School District of De Pere, about the importance of this event and mental health awareness in general.
More information on the event and how to sign up is available here.
