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By Brock Weir, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Auroran The Kids Help Phone is aiming to \u201cEnd the Silence\u201d on the Indigenous mental health crisis in Canada. The organization kick-started the conversation on August 18 with the launch of their End the Silence Movement, the first-ever recognition day shining a light on the mental health of Indigenous boys and men, an issue that is often shrouded by silence and stigma alike. End the Silence is designed to \u201cconfront a long-standing and urgent crisis \u2013 joining the ranks of established awareness days like Bell Let\u2019s Talk and Have a Heart Day.\u201d \u201cIndigenous men and boys in Canada face profound mental health challenges and remain significantly underrepresented in both research and programming,\u201d said the Kids Help Phone. \u201cData from Statistics Canada underscores… <\/p>\n

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By Brock Weir, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Auroran The Kids Help Phone is aiming to \u201cEnd the Silence\u201d on the Indigenous mental health crisis in Canada. The organization kick-started the conversation on August 18 with the launch of their End the Silence Movement, the first-ever recognition day shining a light on the mental health of Indigenous boys and men, an issue that is often shrouded by silence and stigma alike. End the Silence is designed to \u201cconfront a long-standing and urgent crisis \u2013 joining the ranks of established awareness days like Bell Let\u2019s Talk and Have a Heart Day.\u201d \u201cIndigenous men and boys in Canada face profound mental health challenges and remain significantly underrepresented in both research and programming,\u201d said the Kids Help Phone. \u201cData from Statistics Canada underscores... <\/p>\n

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