A charitable organization in Campbellton wants to create more access to suicide prevention training in the region. Voices of Resilience is raising money to support community organizations that offer safeTALK training sessions, with the hope of creating more access for more people throughout the region.
Voices of Resilience raising money to create more safeTALK training opportunities
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Maxim Bujold, left, and Rheal Levesque shared about their own mental health experiences at an annual fundraising event hosted by Voices of Resilience, a non-profit organization working to prevent suicide in Campbellton. (Honorine Ngountchoup/CBC)
WARNING: This story contains discussion of suicide.
One year ago, Rheal Levesque first spoke publicly about the suicidal thoughts he was battling at that time.
The 49-year-old carpenter and woodworker from Campbellton was struggling with depression after the death of his father.
“I came to the point that I didn’t care. I almost killed myself,” Levesque said.
Last month, he shared his story at an annual fundraising event hosted by Voices of Resilience, a non-profit organization working to prevent suicide in Campbellton. He said he’s come to realize how important it is to share his own experiences in the hope that,
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