The Yellow Tulip Project

When founder Julia Hansen was in middle school and until her sophomore year in high school she definitely felt alone in dealing with her own depression. The deafening silence and stigma that surrounds the topic kept her from reaching out for help. It took the tragedy of losing her two best friends to suicide when she was a 15 year old high school sophomore for her to find her voice and to speak out.

She and her mom, Suzanne Fox, had an idea – to create a space for determined youth to eradicate stigma, build community, and inspire productive conversations about how to combat the rising rates of suicide. The Yellow Tulip Project was born from this vision. But it doesn’t end until we’ve smashed the stigma and made every person struggling aware that there is help and hope which is why we need YOU.

Today, the Yellow Tulip Project is a small non-profit with big hearts and even bigger goals. Please consider a donation to the YTP to help us spread our message. Any amount that we receive no matter how big or small is so very appreciated and will help our outreach and advocacy programs.

Their mission is to smash the stigma surrounding mental illness and to build a community of people who realize that hope happens when youth and community leaders work together. We hope that someday mental illness will be as normal to talk about as any physical illness, and are fiercely dedicated to making this goal a reality.

2025 has been an incredible year of smashing the stigma, amplifying youth voices, and growing hope, and they are deeply grateful for every person who has stood beside us. As they look ahead, 2026 marks a milestone they are profoundly proud of: The Yellow Tulip Project’s 10th Anniversary.

"This milestone is possible because you believed in our message. Our community showed up, shared stories, planted gardens, and supported this movement in ways big and small. Every bulb planted, every dollar donated, and every brave conversation helped build a decade of hope. In 2026, we celebrate all of you who made this possible."

In 2025 they had

• 49 new ambassadors sign up to join our momentum

• 90+ new Hope Gardens, in communities that want to insure no one ever feels alone

• 37 virtual workshops + events offered, impacting 5,700+ people.

  
  

As hard as everyone at The Tulip Project has been working these past five years there are sad, true facts that we need to change

EVERY 40 SECONDS SOMEONE DIES

by suicide

THE 2ND LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH

for people ages 10-34 is suicide

ANXIETY AFFECTS 1 IN 4 YOUTHS

between the ages of 13-18

80% DO NOT GET TREATMENT

that they need

SUICIDE RATES HAVE INCREASED

overall by 35% since 1999

Program Packages for Schools outlines how The Yellow Tulip Project (YTP) can work with your school to introduce a year-long roadmap aimed at increasing the overall mental wellness of the student body and school community, aligned with SEL goals. They offer simple, proactive, positive, and accessible activities that can be easily integrated into any school programming to create hopeful, safe spaces to address mental wellness. Approaching this topic as educators can feel overwhelming– that’s why YTP’s goal is to work with schools that are willing to take on this initiative in any capacity and to help them do it right through a long-term, sustainable program that will foster a healthier school environment for all.

Stay safe, take care of yourselves, and know that you are never alone on your journey. For more information visit: https://theyellowtulipproject.org/