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GNWT Offering Mental Health Wellness Subscriptions for Youths

Connor Pitre
By Connor Pitre

The Government of Northwest Territories is offering free mental wellness subscription boxes to NWT Youth. These boxes are being made available as part of the My Voice My Choice Campaign for Youth Wellness. The boxes include a variety of health and mental wellness resources, such as topic-specific materials, as well as individual and group activities such as colouring sheets and activity kits by northern-based artists. The boxes are available to youth and to organizations who work with youth.

There are five different subscription boxes, each with a unique theme:

· Sexual Health

· Healthy Relationships

· Healthy Coping

· Self Harm and Suicide

· Substance Use and Mental Health

Youth aged 13-18, and organizations who serve them, can request a box by emailing [email protected].

Connor Pitre
Connor Pitre
Born and raised in Central Alberta, Connor Pitre attended the Western Academy Broadcasting College in Saskatchewan, before making his way to the NWT in November of 2021. Since then, he has become a regular staple of the True North FM crew in the News department, and occasionally filling in on the afternoon show.

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