It’s Bell Let’s Talk Day, and this year the telecom company is committing to a lump sum of ten million dollars towards its commitment of funding mental health programs across Canada.

 

The company would previously donate five cents for every digital interaction.

 

Bruce Krentz with the Northern Health Region shares how Bell Let’s Talk Day gives back to northern communities.

 

“In the past, our life promotion and suicide prevention networks have benefited directly from financial support from Bell. After the Bell Let’s Talk Days happened and they raised some money and put some money towards mental health, we applied for it. The biggest benefit to us, I think, was through our Help North forums. We had a number of forums where we had different speakers, activities, and workshops. We brought people from across the North into Thompson to focus on mental wellness, recovery and on mental health.”

 

Bell has a goal of contributing 155 million dollars towards mental health programs in Canada, and has so far committed over 139 million to the cause.

 

For more on Bell Let’s Talk Day, catch Thompson Today at 12:40 and 5:10 this afternoon.