Media Releases

The Friendship Bench in the News

The Friendship Bench’s mandate is to connect students suffering, and who are unsure or unable to ask for help, with other students willing to help or listen. Find the latest news releases and media articles here.

News Releases:

• Seneca makes significant commitment to student mental health with installation of The Friendship Bench at multiple campuses
• CUPE Local 1858 Funds Mental Health Awareness Initiative at Vancouver Island University
• Fletcher’s Meadow Secondary School Helps Paint Canada Yellow for Student Mental Health
• Champlain College Saint-Lambert Unveils Friendship Bench to Mark Canada’s Mental Health Week
• Humber College Unveils Friendship Bench To Mark Canada’s Mental Health Week
• St. Marguerite d’Youville Catholic Elementary School  Unveils Friendship Bench to mark Canada’s Mental Health Week
• #YellowIsForHello Celebrates One Year Anniversary
• Friendship Bench Unveiled at University of Waterloo
• Niagara College Marks Mental Health Awareness Week with Installation of Friendship Bench
• Holy Trinity Catholic Secondary School Unveils The Friendship Bench Sept. 18
• The Friendship Bench Announces First Four Canadian Host Schools
• The Friendship Bench Reaches $10,000 in Donations in Just 48 Hours
• University Student’s Suicide Inspires Canadian Mental Health Awareness Initiative

Media Features

• The Friendship Bench: a place for discussion (King’s University College)
• Friendship Bench honours Dr. Robert Chu, opens door for mental health (McMaster Daily News)
• Yellow is for Hello: RMC Unveils Kingston’s First Friendship Bench
• Friendship Bench in Support of Mental Health to be Unveiled on April 7 (University of Guelph)
• University of Alberta launches their Friendship Bench (UoA)
• Friendship Bench Installation marks Sheridan commitment to mental health awareness (Sheridan)
• Seneca says “hello” to student mental health (Seneca)
• Students at Vernon high school encouraged to talk mental health (Global News)
• W.L. Seaton School hosts mental health talk (The Morning Star)
• St. Mary’s College embraces Friendship Bench (Sault Star)
• Fletcher’s Meadow Secondary School gets Friendship Bench for mental health awareness (Brampton Guardian)
• Yellow Friendship Bench installed at Carleton University to fight depression (CBC News Ottawa)
• Carleton to Unveil The Friendship Bench (Carleton University)
• Friendship Bench helps spark conversation about mental illness on campus (Global News)

Print Publications

• “Yellow Bench” campaign aims to reduce mental health stigma (CBC News British Coumbia)
• Friendship Benches encourage Seneca students to talk about mental health (Inside Toronto)
• Friendship Bench unveiled at Trent University in Peterborough to get students thinking about mental health (The Peterborough Examiner)
• Yellow means hello at Carleton’s new friendship bench (Metro Ottawa)

• Oakville-based Friendship Bench opens dialogue on depression (Oakville Beaver)

• ‘Friendship Bench’ aims to get students talking about mental health (Ottawa Citizen)

• Friendship Bench initiative a reminder there is support for mental health (1310 News)