Students and staff at New City College joined thousands of schools, offices and community groups in the #HelloYellow campaign for World Mental Health Day.
In an effort to raise awareness, open up and get people talking and listening about mental health, there were several activities arranged – and even a virtual Mindfulness session live-streamed from the college’s film studio at the Ardleigh Green campus in Havering, to hundreds of schoolchildren who took part in their classrooms.
The #HelloYellow campaign was organised nationally by the Young Minds charity to support young people’s mental health and show them they are not alone – at a time when it is needed most.
Students were asked to write messages of hope and encouragement on yellow leaves that were then hung on a special Affirmation tree in The Square – and in return were given goody bags containing stress-relieving gadgets and information about physical and mental well-being.