College students go yellow for youth mental health

Students at Derby College Group have been sharing their messages of hope and encouragement to mark World Mental Health Day.

Earlier this month, students at the college’s Joseph Wright Centre shared more than 80 messages of hope and encouragement with a Hello Yellow celebration in support of the national charity Young Minds.

Young Minds supports children and young people’s mental health across the UK, and Hello Yellow is its annual campaign to mark World Mental Health Day, encouraging young people to wear yellow and show they are not alone with their mental health.

The lunchtime event, organised by the college’s Pastoral team, invited students to write positive quotes and words of support for their fellow students.

These will now be displayed in the Student Experience Hub, where students can see and reflect on them throughout the academic year.

Sarah Hunt, student experience and pastoral coach at Derby College Group, said: “It was wonderful to see so many students getting involved and being so open about mental health.

“Writing a positive message might seem like a small thing, but it sparked some really meaningful conversations, and it reminds everyone that support is there whenever they need it.”