by Sam Fiorella | Sep 19, 2016 | Advice, Mental Health Awareness
Here at The Lucas Fiorella Friendship Bench, together with our partner schools, we’ve been working hard to connect students suffering from stress, anxiety, and/or depression with available on- and off-campus mental health resources. We know that too many students are...
by Sam Fiorella | Sep 14, 2016 | Mental Health Awareness, News, Unveiling Ceremony
This week our team visited Fletcher’s Meadow Secondary School in Brampton, Ontario to officially unveil The Lucas Fiorella Friendship Bench and our #YellowIsForHello campaign. The school’s principal, Dana Sheahan, Siobahn Catalano, and the student mental...
by Sam Fiorella | Sep 1, 2016 | Mental Health Awareness, News
As we boldly launch into a new school year, I thought it important to post a recap of our first year (as well as a glimpse at what to expect in the new year) for our all our stakeholders, donors, and wider community. The 2015/16 school year, our first...
by Sam Fiorella | Feb 7, 2016 | Mental Health Awareness, News
THERE IS GOOD IN PEOPLE, despite what we’re seeing through today’s media/political lens. We’re not all afraid of our neighbours; we do have compassion for fellow human beings. And it seems that now – more than ever – we need to re-connect...
by Sam Fiorella | Jan 7, 2016 | Discussions, Mental Health Awareness, News
“Amazon Contributes to Stigma Surrounding Mental Health” It’s the opposite headline from that which we would expect to be seeing about a large corporation today; with so many organizations like Bell Canada going out of their way to help reduce the...
by Sam Fiorella | Dec 6, 2015 | Mental Health Awareness, News
On the occasion of his 8th birthday, young Lucas continued his annual “give back” effort. This year, he asked his family and friends to donate money to the Yellow Is For Hello mental health awareness campaign so that more Friendship Benches and their...
