Saulnier, who has anxiety issues and has attempted to take her own life last year, met with The Laker News and now former councillor Steve Streatch on Oct. 14 at the Fall River Dairy Queen. She wanted to raise her concerns with the HRM representative and seek support going forward from HRM.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the last few years\u2014one just a couple months ago–there has been at least two young men who have died by suicide. Saulnier wants to see that change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThere\u2019s nothing in this community that is helping us with our mental health struggles,\u201d said Saulnier. \u201cIt\u2019s a huge issue to me, because you seek help and there\u2019s nothing, there\u2019s literally nothing there.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Saulnier gave an overview of her attempted suicide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI made a video awhile ago after I attempted my suicide and I had no help, and I was sent home form the hospital when I should have been admitted,\u201d said Saulnier. \u201cMy parents called the mental health team, but there was no one to come to see me all the way out in Fall River is the answer we got.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhere\u2019s the support for us out here when we need it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
One idea that was breached was that of creating a youth mental health group in the Fall River community, whether it would be a standalone or one done in conjunction with Lockview High and Georges P. Vanier Junior High.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Saulnier liked that idea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI think that would be a very good start if we could get something like that started,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate group=”6″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”34″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n She praised the help in previous years with a former guidance counsellor, who has since died, at Lockview High.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Streatch said he would be supportive of something of this nature, and elected officials like him must be open to listening. He concurred that schools play a big role in this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Saulnier gave an overview of her attempted suicide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI made a video awhile ago after I attempted my suicide and I had no help, and I was sent home form the hospital when I should have been admitted,\u201d said Saulnier. \u201cMy parents called the mental health team, but there was no one to come to see me all the way out in Fall River is the answer we got.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhere\u2019s the support for us out here when we need it?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Streatch said he understands the issue is something that is hard to talk about, so he commended Saulnier for coming to speak to him and The Laker News about it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He said it is heartbreaking when the youth cannot see the light at the end of the tunnel and feel there is no other answer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIt\u2019s heartbreaking when they feel they\u2019re in such a dark place they feel forced to make decisions like taking their own life, and it\u2019s something we all have to share in,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s not an individual issue, it\u2019s a community issue. I believe it is a municipal issue as well.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate group=”9″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n Streatch shared a message of hope for those like Saulnier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIt is okay to feel the way that you and your friends are feeling,\u201d said Streatch. \u201cYou should not shy away from talking to people. It\u2019s important to talk about how you feel and share.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Saulnier concluded the interview meeting with a simple message to other youth who may be feeling like the dark clouds are hovering over.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cTo know what your feeling is okay, don[t be scared, there are people there, especially if you\u2019re in Fall River, reach out to me I will do the best that I can to help anyone,\u201d she said. \u201cIf you really do look, you can find that support you t.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n With the municipal election now over, Saulnier said she is hopeful of bringing her concerns to newly-elected District 1 councillor, Cathy Deagle-Gammon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate group=”7″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”84″]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" [adrotate banner=”93″] FALL RIVER: Emily Saulnier wants to make sure that any youth in her home community of Fall River can find the help they need if they are suffering through mental health issues. 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