Well, we are so happy.

The Vegas PBS media crew is back this school year.

We here at CNN Spotlight are working alongside 60 students to help provide real world experience when it comes to working in TV and also give you our viewers a glimpse into issues that are important to teens and tweens.

World Mental Health Day is recognized in October.

So this month, our crew is talking mental health and a new resource at Northwest Career and Technical Academy.

Hi.

I'm Benjamin Moore's.

I'm Dominic Smith, and we're part of the Vegas PBS media crew here at Northwest Korean Technical Academy, a place we call home.

Today, we want to bring to your attention the matter of mental health among teens throughout the district.

Thousands of teens are going through the trials that are affecting who they are and in its way in an unpleasant way.

Many wish for an environment that is safe and judgment free, allowing them to confide in someone who is open to them, expressing how they feel, and someone who also understands two or three.

ambassadors from Hawk Cave.

And to give us that inside look into what the program is all about.

So could you guys tell me what you do as student ambassadors, as student ambassadors?

Our job is to really just represent the hockey haven.

So we advised kids to come here.

And, you know, like a couple of my friends asked me if they can come here.

It's just a lunch thing where it's all the time thing.

And I told them.

Yeah, it's.

It's all the time thing.

Come here.

Talk about your feelings.

Yeah.

So, like, building on that, What is so special about this program?

What's so special about Hawk Haven?

Hockey Haven is kind of just like a place where people can go.

You know, like, there's things to do, there's people to talk to.

You can always find new people.

And a lot of the time they have snacks in case people need to eat because and then even the cafe area in the courtyard can be a really crowded place for a lot of people.

So this can just be a place people can go to, you know, quiet down, do some work if needed.

Get ready for the next class.

Yeah.

And our our school is one of the only places that has space like this.

So it makes us really unique.

Hawk Haven has created a place of relief from the stresses of school, giving students chances to bond, to unwind and to escape the expectations of high school.

today.

We're here with Ms.. Casino lead advisor here at the hockey event at Northwest Career and Technical Academy.

Thank you, Ms.. Casino, for joining us.

How are you?

I'm doing quite well.

Thank you so much for having me.

no problem.

No problem.

So let's get into a few questions.

First off, we would just like to know what inspired talk.

Even So the hockey rink came to me when I got to work during the summertime just to kind of see what the campus looked like, the climate of the campus.

And during that time, I noticed that students and staff were always on the go go And I thought it would be really awesome for students and staff to have a space where they can just come and reflect, relate, release, reset and rejoin.

And and here we are.

how do you think Hockey even prepare students for the world War?

This space creates an atmosphere where students can just be And when you say students, let them be like, what do you mean by that?

Sometimes we just need a moment just to kind of just settle in ourself, you know, and just kind of like, like self self care.

But self care is a really cool, cool thing to say.

But what does that really look like?

Are you really taking time to listen to your body, recognize that you're not okay, That I need a moment to just reset so that I can be the better version of myself when I go back into a space.

You know, I think that it's just within the name.

It's definitely a haven where somebody can come and feel safe and that's what we want.

Thanks to hockey, even the students now have a safe, inclusive place for everybody.

It's an example of what happens when you teach students today for tomorrow's problems.

I'm Dominic Smith.

And I'm Benjamin Morse with the Vegas PBS Media Crew signing off from W.K..

Thank you.

Benjamin and Dominic and everyone at Northwest CTA.

We love learning more about the new Hawk Haven