Canadians and people around the world took the theme of Bell Let’s Talk Day 2020 – Mental Health: Every Action Counts – to heart, sharing a record 154,387,425 messages of support for mental health on Bell Let’s Talk Day and driving $7,719,371.25 in new mental health funding by Bell.
“An amazing outcome for our 10th anniversary Bell Let’s Talk Day as the mental health message resonated like never before,” said Mirko Bibic, President and CEO of Bell Canada and BCE. “With record numbers of Bell Let’s Talk Day messages and the countless activities supporting mental health in every region of the country yesterday, Canadians took action to show they want everyone who lives with mental illness to get the help they need. Thank you everyone for your truly inspiring support for progress in mental health.”
Canadians took part in events in every corner of the country to mark Bell Let’s Talk Day, with Bell Let’s Talk spokespeople, ambassadors and the Friends of Bell Let’s Talk joining in to share their messages of hope and recovery. Students at 231 universities and colleges talked about campus mental health and learned more about supports available to them at more than 550 events. And the Bell Let’s Talk flag was raised by communities and partners all around Canada and the world, from Canadian Forces Station Alert near the North Pole to the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, and by Canadian troops serving overseas.
“My thanks to everyone for answering the Bell Let’s Talk Day call to action and joining together to talk about all the ways we’ll make a real difference for everyone affected by mental illness,” said Mary Deacon, Chair of Bell Let’s Talk. “We’ve made incredible progress in increasing awareness and acceptance of mental health issues, and now we’re making every action count. I invite you to learn more about the actions large and small you can take to create positive change for people living with mental illness.”
Between midnight in Newfoundland and Labrador and midnight Pacific time, there were 154,387,425 eligible Bell Let’s Talk interactions, an increase of more than 6% over last year.
In the lead up to Bell Let’s Talk Day 2020 more than $1.3 million in new funding for mental health projects was announced. The $2 million Bell Let’s Talk Community Fund, which supports local mental health charities throughout Canada, is open for applications. Registered charities are invited to apply for a grant up to $25,000. Since 2011, the Bell Let’s Talk Community Fund has supported more than 650 local and grassroots mental health organizations all across the country.
The 2020 application period is open until March 16 and all 2020 Community Fund grants will be disbursed before December 31, 2020. To apply for funding, please visit Bell.ca/LetsTalk.
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CCAA Make Some Noise for Mental Health & Bell Let's Talk Day – 2020 Photo Album
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Source: Bell Media
