Men’s mental wellness took over part of Peter Pan Park on Saturday.
Rage Against the Stigma filled part of the park with information from Beacon for Hope Suicide Prevention and several different community partners. It also offered several activities as outlets or connection points for men — all by design, according to Beacon Director Melissa Owen.
Activities included cornhole, disc golf, weightlifting, live music, food and a car and antique tractor show.
This was the second straight year on the calendar for Rage Against the Stigma, and it comes near the end of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Month. It also comes as Beacon continues laying the groundwork for a significant expansion of its services into the southeast quarter of Kansas, thanks to a one-year, $30,000 grant through the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services. Owen says Beacon can officially start its work July 1.
