Green Level High School raises awareness toward mental health at football game
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>> SUICIDE IS THE
SECOND-LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH
FOR CHILDREN IN NORTH AMERICA,
NORTH CAROLINA BETWEEN 10 AND
18 YEARS OLD. THAT'S ACCORDING
TO THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF
MENTAL HEALTH OF STUDENTS.
AT ONE WAKE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL
ARE ON A MISSION TO CHANGE THAT
AND THEY'RE USING FOOTBALL TO
FUEL THAT MISSION WRAL'S.
KIRSTEN CLARK SHOWS US HOW.
>> IN JUST A FEW HOURS THE
STANDS WILL LIKELY BE FILLED
WITH FANS ALL WEARING THESE
BLACK AND WHITE T-SHIRTS,
ALTHOUGH THEY'LL BE CHEERING
FOR TOUCHDOWNS. THE TRUE GOAL
IS TO BRING THEIR ATTENTION
2, THE MENTAL HEALTH STRUGGLES,
PEOPLE DEAL WITH EVERY DAY.
THE EXCITEMENT BEFORE FRIDAY
NIGHT FOOTBALL, A MUCH
ANTICIPATED RIVALRY MATCHUP
BETWEEN GREEN LEVEL OF PANTHER
CREEK, HIGH SCHOOLS. BUT FOR
GREEN LEVEL SENIOR OFFENSIVE
LINEMAN, JACKSON EVANS. IT IS
MORE THAN A GAME THAT ONE
PERSON CAN BE HELPED BY THIS.
YOU KNOW, IT'S IT'S IMPORTANT.
EVANS IS LEADING THE SECOND
ANNUAL MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS
FOOTBALL GAME, A STUDENT-LED
INITIATIVE TO CONFRONT STIGMA
AND SPARK HONEST CONVERSATIONS
AROUND MENTAL HEALTH. GREAT
OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL OF US TO
COME TOGETHER AND JUST
>> EXPRESS THAT STRUGGLES.
WHAT WAS YOUR STRUGGLES THAT
LEAD COUNSELOR HAMILTON
ROBERTS? HE'S SEEN FIRSTHAND
WITH THE WORLD THE WAY IT IS.
WE SOCIAL MEDIA WITH JUST THE
PRESSURES HERE AT OUR SCHOOL
IN PARTICULAR, ITS DEFINITELY
SOMETHING THAT IS ONLY
INCREASING. THE TEAM IS
PARTNERING WITH THE NATIONAL
ALLIANCE OF MENTAL ILLNESS OR
NAMI TO SPREAD THEIR MESSAGE.
WE DON'T WANT STUDENTS
SUFFERING IN SILENCE AND THAT'S
THE WHOLE MOVEMENT OF NAMI AND
WHAT JACKSON AND HIS FOOTBALL
TEAM HAS REALLY BROUGHT TO THE
WHOLE SCHOOL. BUT IN THIS GAME
AS WELL IN CARY, KIRSTIN,
CLARK, WRAL, NEWS AND KICKOFF
IS AT 7 TONIGHT. YOU CAN LEARN
MORE ABOUT NAMI AND THEIR