The Salve Regina University men’s ice hockey team will host their first Mental Health Awareness Night on Saturday, December 4th at 7 p.m. at St. George’s School Hockey Arena.
Proceeds from the match against Suffolk will benefit the Newport Mental Health and Movember Foundation.
“I decided to organize this as a way to raise awareness among my teammates, Salve students and the community,” said event organizer and senior psychology student Anthony Azano, who added that he and his team would be giving out boom sticks to the first 100 people.
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Members of the Seahawks are not without their own personal experiences. The elder George Synnott recounted his recent mental health challenge.
I haven’t left my bedroom for about four months. It’s much better now. Sennot said, referring to the more than 60% of 18- to 24-year-olds who have reported feelings of anxiety or depression in the United States during the pandemic. “It is important that we all talk. This is our message as a team.”
The team will split the $5 entry fee, money raised through the sale of Seahawks hockey jerseys and several raffle items between Newport Mental Health, a community mental health center that provides behavioral health services regardless of income or insurance level, and Movember.
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The Movember Foundation, an organization that runs a charitable event, focuses on growing mustaches to raise awareness of men’s mental and physical health, such as prostate and testicular cancer and suicide.
“We are delighted that the students of Salve have thought of us and recognized the importance of seeking help and addressing mental health challenges,” said Jamie Lehane, president and CEO of Mental Health at Newport. Train their students to be the leaders of tomorrow.”
Newport Mental Health, a federally accredited community behavioral health clinic, provides evidence-based mental health services to 82,000 Newport County residents, regardless of ability to pay. On an annual basis, NMH serves more than 1,450 high-risk adults and children in its five locations