After losing his incredible son, Jesse Short-Gershman, at age 22 to suicide, Dr. Stu Gershman made a decision: to talk openly about mental health in an unlikely place — the locker room.

Through Buddy Check for Jesse, Stu encourages coaches to raise mental health awareness through the power of sport. Today, Jesse’s impact stretches across the country, changing the lives of countless young athletes from Victoria to Manitoba and sparking a national dialogue on Hockey Day in Canada.

This production was supported by Telus StoryHive, CreativeBC, and the NSI.