{"id":24710,"date":"2026-04-30T10:06:28","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T15:06:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/minot-hot-tots\/?page_id=24710"},"modified":"2026-04-30T10:09:33","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T15:09:33","slug":"bcbsnd-strikeout-the-stigma","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/minot-hot-tots\/community\/bcbsnd-strikeout-the-stigma\/","title":{"rendered":"BCBSND Strikeout the Stigma"},"content":{"rendered":"

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About the program<\/h1><\/div>

Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota (BCBSND) has partnered with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) to promote mental health awareness and prevent suicide across the state. Through their collaboration with AFSP, they help fund educational programs, community outreach, and advocacy efforts to reduce the stigma surrounding mental health. Together, they organize awareness walks, provide training for recognizing warning signs, and support survivors of suicide loss. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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\u201cSeeing these players \u2014 many of whom are college athletes themselves \u2014 talk openly about mental health sends a powerful message,\u201d BCBSND Caring Foundation Partner Dani Haekenkamp said. \u201cIt tells young fans that it\u2019s okay to not be okay, and that help is always available.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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what does it mean for minot fans?<\/h1><\/div>

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.”<\/span><\/p>\n

In years past, over $5,000 were donated to mental health organizations, that’s more than 350 strikeouts. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":78,"featured_media":0,"parent":82,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-24710","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\nHot Tots STEM Expo<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Hot Tots have teamed up with the North Dakota Petroleum Foundation and Chord Energy to bring STEM to baseball.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" 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