What is TFB?

The Friendship Bench 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.

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For emergencies, call 911. You can also visit our listing of provincial support groups or click on the map below to find a program near you.

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Friendship Bench Locations:

Aldershot School
50 Fairwood Place West, Burlington, ON, L7T 1E5
CMHA - Calgary Region
Suite 105, 1040 - 7 Ave SW, Calgary, AB, T2P 3G9
Carleton University
1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6
Centennial College
951 Carlaw Avenue, Toronto, ON, M4K 3M2
Champlain College
900 Riverside Drive, St-Lambert, QC, J4P 3P2
College Pierre-Elliot Trudeau
216 Redonda Street, Winnipeg, MB, R2C 1L6
Corpus Christi Catholic Secondary School
5150 upper Middle Road, Burlington, ON, L7L 0E5
Fletcher's Meadow Secondary School
10750 Chinguacousy Road, Brampton, ON L7A 2Z7
Gonzaga High School
20 Smithville Crescent, St. John's, NL, A1B 2V2
Grant Park High School
450 Nathaniel Street, Winnipeg, MB, R3M 3E3
Holy Trinity High School
2420 Sixth Line, Oakville, ON L6H 5Z8
Humber College (Centre for Entrepreneurship)
G Commons, 17 Colonel Samuel Smith Park Drive, Toronto ON, M8V 4B6
Humber College (Lakeshore Campus)
3119 Lakeshore Blvd W., Toronto, ON M8V 1K8
Humber College (North Campus)
205 Humber College Blvd., Etobicoke, ON M9W 5L7
Keyin College
P. O. Box 1327, 814 Ville Marie Drive, Marystown, NL, A0E 2M0
Kildonan-East Collegiate
845 Concordia Avenue, Winnipeg, MB, R2K 2M6
King's University College
266 Epworth Ave, London, ON N6A 2M3
Lethbridge College
3000 College Dr S, Lethbridge, AB, T1K 1L6
McMaster University
Health Sciences Library, Health Sciences Centre, 1200 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON, L8N 3Z5
Miles Macdonell Collegiate
757 Roch Street, Winnipeg, MB, R2K 2R1
Moose Jaw Campus
600 Saskatchewan St W, Moose Jaw, SK, S6H 4R4
Murdoch MacKay Collegiate
260 Redonda Street, Winnipeg, MB, R2C 1L6
Niagara College (Niagara on the Lake campus)
135 Taylor Road, Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON
Northern Secondary School
851 Mount Pleasant Road, Toronto, ON M4P 2L5
Notre Dame Secondary School
2333 Headon Forest Drive, Burlington, Ontario, L7M 3X6
Penticton Secondary School
158 Eckhardt Ave E, Penticton, BC, V2A 1Z2
Prince Albert Campus
1500 10 Ave E, Prince Albert, SK, S6V 7S3
River East Collegiate
295 Sutton Avenue, Winnipeg, MB, R2G 0T1
Royal Military College of Canada
13 General Crerar Crescent, Kingston, ON, K7K 7B4
Saskatchewan Polytechnic
4500 Wascana Parkway, Regina, SK, S4P 3A3
Saskatoon Campus
1130 Idylwyld Drive N, Door 18, Saskatoon, SK, S7K 3R5
Seneca College (King (Dufferin and Bloomington))
13990 Dufferin St, King City, ON, L7B 1B3
Seneca College (Markham (Hwy 7 & Hwy 404))
8 The Seneca Way, Markham, ON L3R 5Y1
Seneca College (Newnham Campus (404/Finch))
750 Finch Ave. East., Toronto, ON M2J2X5
Seneca College (Seneca@York Campus: York University (Keele n.of Finch))
70 The Pond Road, Toronto, ON M3J 3M6
Sheridan College
Hazel McCallion Campus, 4180 Duke of York Blvd Mississauga, Ontario L5B 0G5
Sheridan College
Davis Campus, 7899 McLaughlin Road Brampton, Ontario L6Y 5H9
Sheridan College
Trafalgar Campus, 1430 Trafalgar Road Oakville, Ontario L6H 2L1
Simon Fraser University
8888 University Drive, Burnaby BC, V5A 1S6
St Martin Secondary School
2470 Rosemary Drive, Mississauga, ON, L5C 1X2
St Mary’s College
868 Second Line East, Sault Ste. Marie, ON, P6B4K4
St. Marguerite d'Youville Catholic Elementary School
1359 Bayshire Drive, Oakville, ON L6H 6C7
Strathcona High School
10450 72nd Avenue NW, Edmonton, AB, T6E 0Z6
Sutherland Secondary School
1860 Sutherland Avenue, North Vancouver, BC, V7L 4C2
Transcona Collegiate
1305 Winona Street, Winnipeg, MB, R2C 2P9
Trent University
1600 West Bank Drive, Peterborough, ON K9J 0G2
University of Alberta
116 St & 85 Ave NW, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2R3
University of British Columbia
2329 West Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4
University of Guelph
50 Stone Road East, Guelph, Ontario, N1G 2W1
University of Victoria
3800 Finnerty Road, Victoria, BC, V8P 5C2
University of Waterloo
200 University Avenue, Waterloo, ON
Vancouver Island University
900 Fifth Street, Nanaimo, BC, V9R 5S5
Vancouver Island University (Cowichan Campus)
2011 University Way, Duncan, BC, V9L 0C7
W.L. Seaton Secondary School
2701-41 Ave, Vernon, BC, V1T 6X3
Wilfrid Laurier University
75 University Ave. W, Waterloo, ON, N2L 3C5
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