#YellowIsForHello
#YellowisForHello is a campaign that encourages peer-topper conversations about mental health among secondary and post-secondary students, in order to de-stigmatize mental health and connect more students suffering in silence with peers, faculty, and/or professionals available to assist.
Campaigns
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Downloads
Download #YellowIsForHello campaigns below.
#YellowIsForHello Poster
Download our āHow to Use The Friendship Benchā poster (light background version).
#YellowIsForHello Poster
Download our āHow to Use The Friendship Benchā poster (dark background version).
Merchandise
Coming Soon
Need to Talk? Need Help?
For emergencies, call 911. You can also visit our listing of provincial support groups or click on the map below to find a program near you.
Find a Bench
Friendship Bench Locations:
Request a Bench
Join our growing national network of participating schools!
Corporate Support
The Friendship Bench provides a unique opportunity for businesses seeking to develop a corporate social responsibility (CSR) campaign.
Blog
4 Years and 50 Benches ā The Past, Present, and Future for The Friendship Bench
In October 2014, I lost my son to suicide after a long and very secret battle with depression. So secret, in fact, that only he knew of his illness until the day of his death. Upon his passing, Lucasās peers shared countless stories of him initiating conversations,...
Bereaved Parents: Living Life in Black and White
July is Bereaved Parents Month, which, speaking from experience, is something those who have lost a child wish to ignore. Counterintuitive, I know. The reality is that such campaigns tend to ignite physical and emotional reactions in bereaved parents that we would...
The Friendship Bench and World Suicide Prevention Day 2017
This year, World Suicide Prevention Day falls on Sunday, September 10. According to the WSPD website, more than 800,000 people die by suicide, and up to 25 times as many make a suicide attempt, each year. According to statistics provided by the Canadian Association...