Balwin School was just one of dozens of schools across the province to host special Hats On! for Mental Health events on Wednesday.

The Canadian Mental Health Association is ramping up education by bringing in a "recovery college" with free programming for anyone interested in mental health.

As the community of Woodstock, Ont., struggles to come to terms with why five young people killed themselves in recent months, mental health experts say education and more mental health research is needed to prevent these crises from happening.