In March I had the pleasure of spending time at Cornwall Alternative School in Regina Saskatchewan. There I met an incredibly passionate and caring staff along with the funny, smart, and charming students. Cornwall Alternative School brings in youth from every corner of the city that are slipping through the cracks in public, Catholic and private schools. Its whole purpose is to support youth with compassion and empathy that would otherwise likely dropout and get lost in the abyss with societies under privileged. These youth deal with things like addiction, trauma, mental illness and poor home lives. The school relies on donations and partial funding from the local government to stay operational. In this episode I speak with the principal, Bryan Rice and school counsellor Jay Kayseas to get a better idea of how the school started, obstacles a school like this runs into, what some of the needs of their students are and the future hopes for the school. Please go to https://www.cornwallalternativeschool.com/ to donate financially or with in kind materials.  Please consider buying me a coffee here!  Check out the podcast merch store here! Purchase my children’s book Sometimes Daddy Cries here! FOLLOW BUNNY HUGS AND MENTAL HEALTH ON SOCIAL MEDIA Facebook, Instagram, TikTok   Bunny Hugs and Mental Health is currently on the Top Ten Best Canadian Mental Health Podcasts list!  And the Top 100 Best Mental Health Podcasts on the internet! Follow this other great Canadian podcast Hard Knox Talks  Please donate to Cornwall Alternative School here This episode is brought to you by Co-op Follow Co-op on social media @CoopCRS on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and @wearecoop on TikTok Thank you to the Canadian Centre for Addiction If you or a loved one is struggling with addiction PLEASE follow this LINK  or call 1(855)-971-0515