The Friendship Bench

Not-for-profit organization connecting students suffering from depression or other mental health issues with available on- and off-campus support.

[The Friendship Bench @YellowIs4Hello]

"Anyone who has comforted a friend in a time of need or volunteered for a worthy cause knows the experience can leave you feeling good about yourself." #mentalhealth #yellowisforhello https://t.co/Ths82bGcvA

[The Friendship Bench @YellowIs4Hello]

"Kate Mulligan, a assistant professor of social and behavioral sciences at the @UofT, talks about ‘social prescriptions’ and recommending personalized, non-clinical social services to improve #mentalhealth and decrease loneliness." #yellowisforhello https://t.co/ABJwbbQq9r

[The Friendship Bench @YellowIs4Hello]

YouTuber vlogs as an outlet to mange his feelings. "I didn't want it to be relatable; I wanted to be real. And I wanted to help people." #yellowisforhello https://t.co/IjPIwztkFx

[The Friendship Bench @YellowIs4Hello]

"New youth hubs in Manitoba will bring together #mentalhealth care, addiction services, primary care, peer support and other social services together in one youth-friendly site." #yellowisforhello https://t.co/eQIJt8Femc

[The Friendship Bench @YellowIs4Hello]

@HamHealthSci: isolation, exercise risks, no school, & limited access to physicians contribute to the negative changes tied to recent youth #mentalhealth issues. Be attentive to the unique impact of these stressors on children and youth. #yellowisforhello https://t.co/HNUe0L6BMx

[The Friendship Bench @YellowIs4Hello]

@UNICEF's global Report Card 16 ranked Canada 31 out of 38 wealthy nations in terms of #mentalhealth & happiness. Almost a quarter of children in Canada reported low life satisfaction & has one of the highest rates of adolescent suicide. #yellowisforhello https://t.co/7erRqwJo17

[The Friendship Bench @YellowIs4Hello]

"For many student-athletes, it’s been a tough year. Sports not only serve as a way to keep some students off the streets, but Kern Behavioral Health underlined that physical activity is also one of the best ways to fight depression." #yellowisforhello https://t.co/X609PHPOgG

[The Friendship Bench @YellowIs4Hello]

Study: A precarious labor market may be shaping the future #mentalhealth of the young working population. Therefore, future public health policies should address this problem in order to prevent long-term absenteeism. #yellowisforhello https://t.co/bkfMTjgjsn

[The Friendship Bench @YellowIs4Hello]

"Ontario health-care providers are now offering “Parks Prescriptions” through a new program called PaRx that recommends spending time in nature as a way to fight depression and other ailments. " #yellowisforhello
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[The Friendship Bench @YellowIs4Hello]

Survey: Younger Canadians are more likely to be experiencing all types of #mentalhealth issues - anxiety (40%), stress (39%), depression (29%), and addiction (7%). #yellowisforhello https://t.co/F7s2RzGAm2

[The Friendship Bench @YellowIs4Hello]

"A new chatbot tool has been added to help youth find mental health resources suited to them on the @KidsHelpPhone website as use of the service has increased dramatically during the #COVID19 pandemic." #yellowisforhello https://t.co/2IqYy6GlYX

[The Friendship Bench @YellowIs4Hello]

A survey of 36K students in Grades 6-12 in the @tdsb took on #mentalhealth, school operations & health & safety shows rising levels of nervousness and stress as experts call for better mental health supports. https://t.co/gFyJmLwRux

[The Friendship Bench @YellowIs4Hello]

" #mentalhealth issues are coming up in Tuktoyaktuk, Ulukhaktok, Sachs Harbour and Paulatuk. A lot of people are hurting from depression and deaths that have occurred over the last year." Help is on its way. #yellowisforhello https://t.co/sE8BCtawtr

[The Friendship Bench @YellowIs4Hello]

Some hairstyling students in Winnipeg have been putting their heads together in a unique way to promote #mentalhealth turning mannequin heads into planters, and decorating them to express their inner most goals or thoughts. #yellowisforhello https://t.co/SeUR3G8208

[The Friendship Bench @YellowIs4Hello]

For her 16th birthday, Emma Moore is launching Change for Youth Mental Health, a GoFundMe campaign (https://t.co/waHDUopyUd) with the goal of raising $5,000 to make more counselling available to local youth. The project runs between Feb. 7 - Mar 15, 2021. https://t.co/2RfVV2CSra

[The Friendship Bench @YellowIs4Hello]

Nipissing “upped” its game to provide support to those students who are struggling by increasing the number of #mentalhealth workers & programs, & expanding access to the provincial mental health & addictions system during #COVID19. #yellowisforhello https://t.co/WTs83o72xu

[The Friendship Bench @YellowIs4Hello]

@unicefchief says COVID-19 has added to a worrying rise in mental health disorders among children and young people, and urges the international community to do more. #yelllowisforhello https://t.co/yJUgjCWKLd

[The Friendship Bench @YellowIs4Hello]

Experts advise "get kids to better utilize the smart devices they are already glued to. Apps focused on #mentalhealth support can help fill in the gaps left by school closures and an overburdened health-care system." #yellowisforhello https://t.co/f3vZl0xBJ6

[The Friendship Bench @YellowIs4Hello]

At @UofT there's @grad_minds' peer support initiative that aims to “connect grad students who are looking for support dealing with stress with a peer who will listen, care, and refer to other mental health resources as necessary.” #yellowisforhello https://t.co/jqBYyYo9W2

[The Friendship Bench @YellowIs4Hello]

Study suggests that "If, as children, we learn how to adapt to change, and we learn how to cope when things do not go our way, we may be in a better position to respond to stress and other risk factors for poor #mentalhealth." #yellowisforhello https://t.co/iElQ9qgL6P