The Drumheller Legion is inviting those in the community who are surviving mental trauma to come for a coffee and find friends to lean on.
The Legion is hosting an afternoon to support members of the community who are suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). They are offering a safe place to share experiences and feelings with others who may have gone through the same thing.
“It is just to give people an outlet, there is nothing here in Drumheller, and we have all been through stuff," said Drumheller Legion Gary Boucher. “We want to open a place for people to come and feel safe, they can talk about what they want, and it is not going to go back out this door, and this is what we need.”
This is not a Royal Canadian Legion sponsored event. Rather, it is a local Legion initiative aimed at the community at large, and they invite anybody, being ex-service personnel, emergency responders, correctional staff, law enforcement, or anyone else who is dealing with traumatic experiences.
“We are not doctors, and we don’t have a cure, but a place to be with others,” says Boucher.
The first session is slated for Sunday, October 18, at 1 p.m. at the Legion. There is no need to preregister, participants can just drop in. They will be practicing COVID-19 protocols including social distancing and masks if preferred.
