COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho — In the ongoing effort to destigmatize mental health struggles, local students are emerging as passionate advocates and leaders promoting awareness, prevention and support resources in their schools and communities.
Among those recently honored were Lake City High School siblings Luke and Emma Sharon, who have channeled their personal experiences with mental health crises into inspiring initiatives.
"Mental health tragedies have happened every single year at least for my class, whether that's just a student struggling or someone who ends up taking their own life," Luke Sharon said.
His efforts, like organizing a mental health day with speakers and erecting a banner spotlighting the 988 crisis line through a partnership with Kootenai Health, earned him the Mental Health Awareness Award. It recognized his goal of putting resources into the hands of students before they are having a full-on crisis.
His sister, Emma, has shared her lived experience with suicidal ideation through powerful presentations on what helped and what didn't help her at her darkest points.
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