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Van Buren High School will soon be home to a hope garden. The Yellow Tulip Project is an initiative to break the stigmas of mental illness and show that help is out there.

More teens seek emergency help for mental health after Lewiston suicide The requests for assistance since a 13-year-old died are more than providers expected, and a second community forum is being held. Lewiston mental health providers are seeing a sharp increase in the number of young people seeking help in the weeks since 13-year-old Anie

A Maine high school student formed the Yellow Tulip Project to raise awareness after two friends committed suicide.

Yellow Tulip Project raises awareness for mental illness PORTLAND (WGME) — The Maine Department of Health and Human Services says suicide is the second leading cause of death among young people in Maine. One out of every five teenagers is suffering from mental illness or depression, and 16-year-old Julia Hansen wants to help her peers

(BDN) — Julia Hansen, 16, has lost two close friends to suicide since the start of her sophomore year just nine months ago. As a teenager battling depression in her own right, Hansen described her own life over that time as being an emotional rollercoaster, taking her from a shocked numbness through bouts of screaming.

Falmouth teen puts spotlight on mental illness with flowery tribute to lost friends After her two best friends committed suicide, Julia Hansen decides to plant hope gardens. In the span of five months, Julia Hansen lost her two best friends to suicide. The deaths were crushing for Hansen and for Waynflete School, where her friends,