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The SendOutSupport service features an app designed to make it easier for people who are suffering from emotional or mental distress to ask for help.

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SendOutSupport works for people suffering from a range of mental health issues: depression, post-partum, stress, bereavement, addiction, abuse and other issues.

When activated, users can reach out instantly to a wide range of personal and professional support networks as well as program personal coping strategies, customize messaging and access resources specific to their needs including national, regional and local crisis centres.

Users can customize the app, adding people in their own support network who will be messaged when they press the button. That might include a peer support worker, counselor, life coach, family or friends.

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Hibbard was inspired to create the app by her own experiences. She suffered from postpartum depression after the birth of her second child, along with a hormone imbalance that has depression-like symptoms.

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SendOutSupport launched this morning, introduced at two events for the Bell Let香蕉视频直播檚 Talk Day (Jan. 25) at the Jumping Beans Play Caf茅 in Penticton.

SendOutSupport is available in Android or iOS platforms in the Google Play Store or Apple App Store. Visit for the link.

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