A volunteer-driven, registered not-for-profit organization, that encourages student-to-student conversations about mental health, facilitates peer-to-peer support networks and funds on campus mental health programs.

Provides an actionable program that encourages student-to-student conversations about mental health, facilities peer-to-peer support networks, and funds on-campus mental health programs

• encouraging peer-to-peer conversations about mental health among students
• educating students about the causes of mental illness, and how to build resiliency
• connecting more students to on-campus and in-community mental health resources 

Friendship Bench

• more than 60 yellow benches installed in seven Canadian provinces
• for teens and young adults attending high school, college or university
• volunteers work with on campus groups to install a yellow friendship bench to remind students to get support if they are dealing with loneliness, depression or other mental health-related issues 
• bench is embossed with website address, which explains the purpose of the bench and promotes the mental health resources
• available at the school as well as a list of resources available provincially and nationally 

Benches in Halton

• Notre Dame Secondary School, 2333 Headon Forest Drive, Burlington
• Corpus Christi Catholic Secondary School, 5150 Upper Middle Road, Burlington
• Aldershot School, 50 Fairwood Place West, Burlington
• Holy Trinity High School, 2420 Sixth Line, Oakville
• Sheridan College - Trafalgar Campus, 1430 Trafalgar Road, Oakville
• St. Marguerite d'Youville Catholic Elementary School, 1359 Bayshire Drive, Oakville

Not specified

Members of Canadian secondary or post-secondary student councils, student services groups, school faculties or administrations

Visit the website for more information or to Request a Bench.