Thompson Local News

Bell Let's Talk Rises To New Heights

Canada has broken another record when it comes to raising money.

 

$6,919,199.75 was raised this past Wednesday during the annuall Bell Let’s Talk day.

 

The chair of Bell Let’s Talk, Mary Deacon, said that together the country is changing attitudes and truly reducing the stigma around mental illness like never before. She added that she wants to thank the whole country for showing the way in taking mental health forward.

 

The over 138M messages, sent from coast to coast, is up over 5% from last years total. Bell reports that social media led the way this year with interactions on twitter, facebook, instagram and snapchat.

 

This year’s donation brings the total commitment of Bell Let’s Talk to over $93M.

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