On January 30 2019, Let’s Talk
Every time you talk, text and join in on social media on January 30, Bell will donate 5¢ more to mental health initiatives.
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For every text message sent by Bell Canada, Bell Aliant and Bell MTS customers.
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For every mobile and long distance call made by Bell Canada, Bell Aliant and Bell MTS customers.
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Each time you watch our Bell Let’s Talk Day video on Twitter or tweet using #BellLetsTalk.
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Each time you watch our Bell Let’s Talk Day video on Instagram.
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On Facebook each time you watch our Bell Let’s Talk Day video or use the Bell Let’s Talk Facebook frame.
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Each time you watch our Bell Let’s Talk Day video on Snapchat or send a snap using the Bell Let’s Talk filter.
2017 Coverage
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Health-care and front-line workers have been struggling to keep back the tide of COVID-19 for almost a year, but as they face the second wave, many are still carrying the mental scars of the first wave -- battling burnout, anxiety, fear, and, in some cases, post-traumatic stress disorder.
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When Karandeep Gill was 15, she started having panic attacks, something she had never heard discussed in her Punjabi community in Brampton, Ont. — now, she works to spread mental health awareness to the South Asian community in order to help others.
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With few psychologists trained to understand or treat racial trauma, a form of PTSD, some researchers are looking at alternative solutions like psychedelic drugs to help -- and the results have been significant and encouraging, they say.
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Photos of the Kelly family on their rolling farm in Saskatchewan seem to show a picture-perfect life, but not so long ago, Mathieu Kelly was suffering under a crushing work load, and struggling with his mental health, an issue that affects countless farmers in Canada.
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Bell Canada President and CEO George Cope has received an award for his leadership and commitment to mental health through the Bell Let's Talk initiative.
E-mental health
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For all the talk about the importance of mental health, it can be hard to access help in Canada. But several organizations are finding ways to cut through these wait times by harnessing the power of the Internet.
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Toronto’s Scarborough Hospital is making it easier for those with depression or anxiety to get the clinically-proven treatment they need, all from the comfort of their home.
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By the time a parent seeks help for a child with behavioural problems, they can already be at the end of their rope. Yet what many find when they look for help is long waiting lists. The Strongest Families Institute is helping to change that.
2016 Coverage
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Actress Mary Walsh and former Great Big Sea member Sean McCann are Bell Let’s Talk ambassadors this year. They share their thoughts on the stigma surrounding mental health, and why their personal struggles with addiction motivated them to get involved.
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From Justin Trudeau to Justin Bieber, a wide range of public figures joined in a global conversation about mental health on Wednesday.
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An estimated one million Canadian children have experienced mental health disorders that make it difficult for them to function, but research shows that fewer than 25 per cent will receive proper treatment.
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Supportive housing for homeless Canadians suffering with a mental illness costs a fraction of what a bed in a shelter, or in a hospital, would. But advocates say wait times for supportive housing have grown exponentially, and are expected to keep growing.
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Bell Let’s Talk has donated $1 million toward important research in Quebec that involves the use of retinal scans for early detection of mental illness.
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After her own struggles with depression and bullying at school, Alberta teen Mackenzie Murphy is receiving worldwide attention for sharing her story and trying to end the stigma surrounding youth mental illness.
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Links and resources dedicated to the understanding and prevention of suicide across Canada.
