Our mission is to provide positive education about mental health to children in hopes of stopping the stigma and allowing them to talk and be able to identify signs of mental illness and suicide.
Don’t Duck Program Overview
Don't Duck is a free public awareness and education program that teaches basic coping skills for mental health and aims to eliminate mental health stigma at a young age. Geared towards elementary school children, the program features I.C. Hope®, the Ambassador for Mental Health and Wellness. This friendly duck wears a bandage on his head to symbolize that mental illness is real and treatable and a life preserver around his neck to symbolize that every life is worth saving.
The program features story time, discussion, crafts, and the popular "Down with the Duck" song and dance. By the end of the program, students should be able to identify new coping skills for stress, bullying, grief, anger, and other mental health-related topics. Each session is about an hour long and features one mental health topic. The number of sessions given per group can be adjusted per request.
How You Can Help
Your donation can empower those with mental illness with lasting access to the help they need and deserve and the hope and opportunity it brings. There are so many ways you can help bring our mission to the lives that need it most.
Our Partners
Aiken County Emergency Medical Services
Aiken County Coroner’s Office
Family Y of Aiken County
United Way
