Local school districts supporting Bell Let’s Talk Day

In the Red Deer Catholic Regional School Division, schools participating in the initiative include Father Henri Voisin School, St. Dominic Catholic School, St. Martin de Porres (the school will infuse this topic into their Mindset Monday, as well as other activities throughout the school) and St. Patrick’s Community School.

On Bell Let’s Talk Day, Bell will donate more towards mental health initiatives in Canada by contributing 5 cents for every applicable text, call, tweet, social media video view and use of the company’s Facebook frame or Snapchat filter.

Bell officials say it’s all about having the right tools to combat the stigma around mental illness.

The Bell Let’s Talk Toolkit consists of simple everyday tactics that can be used to break the silence, including a conversation guide, workplace tips and social media images.

Officials add, the 2019 Community Fund will provide grants in the range of $5,000 to $25,000 to projects that improve access to mental health care, supports and services for people in Canada.

Since 2011 when the Bell Let’s Talk initiative began, 534 Community Fund grants have been doled out totaling over $9 million.

As a result, over 6.3 million people across Canada are said to have been supported with access to mental health care.

In central Alberta, previous Community Fund grant recipients include the Red Deer Family Services Bureau in 2012, Heartland Youth Centre in Stettler in 2012 and Schizophrenia Society of Alberta – Red Deer branch ins 2015.

Officials say statistics show one in five Canadians will suffer from mental illness at some point in their lifetime.

by Sheldon Spackman

Local school districts supporting Bell Let’s Talk Day

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