More than $70,000 for Outaouais
area organizations
GATINEAU, QC, Jan. 14, 2021 /CNW Telbec/ - Bell Let's Talk
today announced new support for improved access to mental health
care in Québec's Outaouais region with $71,000 in Community Fund grants for local mental
health organizations.
"These organizations are doing critically important work in
their communities to help improve the quality of life for people
living with mental illness in the Outaouais," said Mary Deacon, Chair of Bell Let's Talk. "The Bell
Let's Talk Community Fund is committed to supporting smaller and
local mental health organizations like these that are using
evidence-based programs that make care more accessible."
The 2020 Bell Let's Talk Community Fund recipients in the
Outaouais region are:
- Centre Inter-Section will offer a new personalized physical
activation program supported by a nurse kinesiologist for patients
with serious mental health issues who have become inactive.
- Maison Réalité will set up a series of self-management through
self-esteem workshops using Revivre's J'avance! program.
- TAO Tel-Aide is creating a seniors committee to better identify
the needs of callers aged 50 and over, improve volunteer training
and promote TAO Tel-Aide services to seniors.
"Together we welcome the significant contribution made by the
Bell Let's Talk Community Fund to our organizations, our clients
and the Outaouais," said Monique
Chartrand, Managing Director of TAO Tel-Aide. "This
financial support allows us to put forward great innovative
projects intended for people in the Outaouais region living with
mental illness. A big thank you to Bell Let's Talk for supporting
us in achieving our mission!"
Join in on Bell Let's Talk Day!
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January 28, Canadians everywhere will
join in the global mental health conversation. You can use a wide
range of communications platforms to join in – and directly drive
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participants beyond what they would normally pay their service
provider for online or phone access.
About Bell Let's Talk
The largest-ever corporate
commitment to mental health in Canada, Bell Let's Talk is focused on 4 key
action pillars: Anti-stigma, Care and Access, Research and
Workplace Leadership. Since its launch in September 2010, Bell Let's Talk has partnered
with more than 1,100 organizations providing mental health supports
and services throughout Canada, including hospitals, universities,
local community service providers and other care and research
organizations. To learn more, please visit Bell.ca/LetsTalk.
Media inquiries:
Vanessa Damha
Bell
514-870-6663
vanessa.damha@bell.ca
@Bell_LetsTalk
@Bell_News
Monique Chartrand
TAO Tel-Aide
819-968-3378
direction@telaideoutaouais.ca
SOURCE Bell Canada