Tag: students | The Friendship Bench

How Toronto Marketing Students Are Helping Break the Stigma Around Mental Health

by Danny Brown | Nov 23, 2015 | Support

One of the most inspiring parts of being involved with The Friendship Bench is seeing how other students are coming together to help and support their fellow students, whether they're on the same campus or further afield. One such example is the MRK634 course at...

How To Talk To Friends Suffering With Mental Illness

by Sam Fiorella | Sep 22, 2015 | Advice

More and more studies point to the link between strong friendships and good mental health. A study from the Journal of The National Medical Association in the US, for example, discovered that those people with “insufficient perceived social support were most likely to...