The Month Ends. The Check-In Doesn’t.

The Month Ends. The Check-In Doesn’t.

Today is the last day of Suicide Prevention Awareness Month.

For the past 30 days, there has been more conversation about mental health, suicide prevention, checking in on people, and reminding each other that asking for help is okay.

Tomorrow, September ends.

The need to check on each other doesn’t.

That has always been the point of Check On Your Teammates.

We started this with a simple idea: you never really know what someone else is carrying.

The friend who is always making everyone laugh.

The coworker who shows up every day.

The teammate who seems completely fine.

The dad at the rink.

The person you haven’t heard from in a while.

Sometimes the people who need someone the most are the ones you would never expect.

You don’t need the perfect words. You don’t need to have all the answers. Sometimes you just need to reach out.

How are you doing?

And actually mean it.

Listen. Pay attention. Follow up. Be willing to have an uncomfortable conversation.

Most importantly, don’t wait for an awareness month to give you a reason.

Tomorrow is October 1st.

Keep checking in.

Keep having the conversations.

Keep looking out for the people around you.

Because mental health doesn’t have a season, and neither should checking on your teammates.

Check On Your Teammates. Today, tomorrow, and all year long.