A New Voice for Mental Health.


Welcome to the official site of Out of the Blue.

Do-it-Up Blue in South Eastman so we can become a model region for positive mental health.

Out of the Blue is a regional public awareness and education program that aims to inspire and inform students and youth, residents, businesses and agencies inSE Manitoba. We want to get everyone involved in making positive mental health a priority, creating a new voice for mental health and mental illness in our region.

 Our new voice will:

  • Increase awareness and develop broad-based support for positive mental health;
  • Increase awareness of suicide as a problem that is preventable, through a focus on education and advocacy of positive mental health;
  • Reduce the stigma associated with mental illness;
  • Support the development and implementation of community-driven suicide awareness and prevention programs;
  • Promote accurate mental health information;
  • Encourage help seeking behavior by open, direct and honest talk about suicide; and,
  • Spread hope for recovery.

Out of the Blue was developed by the South Eastman Suicide Prevention Committee with funding from Manitoba Health. The SESPC includes youth, people affected by or concerned about suicide, community agencies, public health and mental health organizations, and faith-based organization; and is chaired by the South Eastman Health Mental Health Promotion.

Our New Voice will be heard through these initiatives:

                      School Presentations (February) Mental health awareness/suicide prevention presentations will be delivered in 5 high schools, representing 5 school divisions in 5 different communities across the South Eastman region. Students will be encouraged to participate in Blue Awareness Activities through volunteerism and curriculum assignment options. Volunteer credits may be awarded through MB Youth Volunteer Opportunities.

                      Blue Awareness Activities (Deadline: April 12, 2013) Participating individuals, schools, businesses, and community groups will develop and carry out a Blue Awareness Activities. Activities registered on the website will be promoted by Out of the Blue, and may be eligible to win a Blue Activity Award. E-mail support is available for any questions and concerns that may arise.

                      Blue Carpet Gala & Awards Ceremony (May 8, 2013)
 Fine dining, blue-tie formal wear, a celebrity host… This annual event will celebrate those people, across our region, who contributed to Out of the Blue program. Awards including cash prizes will be presented during a special Blue Activities ceremony.

Participate – and help South Eastman become a model region in mental health awareness. 


               Everyone will know how to get help, for themselves or others.


                                 No problem is too big.


                        Suicide is never the solution.

“A single sunbeam is enough to drive away many shadows.”St. Francis of Assisi

“Great opportunities to help others seldom come,
but small ones surround us every day.”
Sally Koch

Let’s Start Start Talking! Let’s Start Learning! Let’s Start Doing….