Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota (BCBSND) is partnering with the Brady Oberg Legacy Foundation to provide Veterans and their families information and opportunities to sustain a happy, fulfilling life. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is often suffered in silence and we ensure families are well informed of the signs, effect, and help that is available.

“Seeing these players — many of whom are college athletes themselves — talk openly about mental health sends a powerful message,” BCBSND Caring Foundation Partner Dani Haekenkamp said. “It tells young fans that it’s okay to not be okay, and that help is always available.”

Strikeouts mean more than just an out for the Hot Tots and Honeybees in July. For every strikeout, Blue Cross Blue Shield will donate to a mental health organization to “Strike Out the Stigma.”

In years past, over $5,000 were donated to mental health organizations, that’s more than 350 strikeouts.