Butte teen appears on cereal box to draw attention to pediatric health care

HELENA — An 18-year-old from Butte is featured on a cereal box to draw attention to pediatric health care.

Brooke Glennon was chosen earlier this year as one of 11 Children's Miracle Network Hospital National Champions, who serve as ambassadors to bring attention to the work of pediatric hospitals across the country. Now she's sharing her story about struggling with mental health and getting help at Shodair Children's Hospital in Helena.

“It’s so important to me,” she says. “There are very few children's psychiatric hospitals that focus on mental health, and Shodair is one of them. And they truly heal, and they heal to help and inspire hope, and that is something they have done for me and continue to do.

As part of a partnership with General Mills, Brooke's photo and her story now appear on boxes of Cinnamon Toast Crunch. You can find the boxes at Costcos in Montana, and Shodair will receive a share of the profits for each box sold there.

On Friday, Brooke returned to Shodair, speaking to about 50 current patients and signing boxes for them.

“It’s amazing to have this place,” she said.

Brooke said it was surreal to see her photo on the box.

“It’s amazing that my story is being beamed into people’s homes and they can just watch it while eating their cereal,” she said.

Brooke also traveled to Washington, D.C., earlier this year to advocate for mental health legislation. She said it was important to break down the stigma surrounding mental health.

Brooke will also sign cereal boxes Saturday at an event at Costco in Billings.