Staff and students at Bristol Brunel Academy dressed in yellow to raise vital funds for
Hello Yellow. Staged on World Mental Health Day, Hello Yellow support young people with mental health issues and is run by the charity Young Minds.
Young Minds is the UK’s leading charity fighting for children and young people’s mental health.
They want to see a world where no young person feels alone with their mental health, and all young people get the mental health support they need, when they need it, no matter what.
Students and staff raised around £300.00 for this worthy cause by wearing shoes or trainers of their choice, they paid £1 each to do this.
Off The Record a local charity that supports young children with their mental health, visited the academy at lunchtime and had a stall where all students could go and discuss issues around mental health.
At tutor time they had a pop-up session where students could talk about anxiety and nervousness and found out where they could get support.
Tom Leahy, Associate Assistant Principal said, “The purpose of the day was to encourage students to discuss young people’s mental health and ensure they know what support is out there. The more we talk about this and get young people to open up, the more we can help. Although Hello Yellow is one day, we will revisit the issue regularly at Bristol Brunel Academy with students and staff.”
