Mental health support is available for volunteers who have been heavily invested in the search for Kaden Young, the missing three-year-old boy who was swept away by the flooding Grand River on Feb. 21.
Search teams have been scouring the Grand River for hours at a time. Just this past weekend volunteers were out on the banks again, with the mayor of Grand Valley Steve Soloman among them.
“We have a lot of people that are searching that feel connected because they have kids, and this could’ve happened to anyone,” said Elizabeth Kent, executive director of Victim Services Wellington. She was talking about supports available for volunteer searchers with Craig Norris, host of The Morning Edition on CBC Radio.
Kent said volunteers can turn to mental health supports and services when they feel like they need to talk about the experience. Some agencies are offering help 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
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