Bell Let's Talk thanks community and healthcare leaders, government, unions and academia, sports organizations, media, corporations and competitors for their help in setting a new record for mental health engagement

MONTRÉAL, Feb. 1, 2018 /CNW/ - After a record Bell Let's Talk Day 2018, we thank the growing number of organizations throughout the country that stepped up to promote Canadian mental health. Bell Let's Talk Day 2018 set all new records with more than 138 million messages of support from people throughout Canada and around the world.

"All of these great organizations recognize that mental health affects us all and we thank them for lending their names and platforms to the cause," said Mary Deacon, Chair of Bell Let's Talk. "Together with millions of Canadians, we're all fighting the stigma, changing attitudes and letting those who struggle with mental illness know they're not alone."

The list of organizations involved in promoting mental health and the Bell Let's Talk campaign continues to grow each year, including community groups, students and faculty at Canadian universities and colleges, sports teams, business associations, corporations, unions, government, law enforcement, and other partners. Platforms include TV, radio, newspaper, out-of-home, digital and cinema advertising, rink boards at major sports arenas, and live and online events throughout the country promoting mental health.

We offer our sincere appreciation to all these organizations for their support of the mental health cause:

    Academy of Canadian    The Globe and Mail           Outfront

     Cinema & Television   Hot Docs                     Pattison OneStop Media

    Acadia Broadcasting    IMAGI                        Pattison Outdoor

    Accessible Media       Impax Media                  Peeks Toronto Caribbean

    Adapt Media            Indigo                        Carnival

    ASEQ/Student Care      Instagram                    Pelmorex

    Atlantic University
     Sport                 Invictus Games               Postmedia

    Banff World Media
     Festival              Jeune Chambre de             Raptors 905

    Bell Media              commerce de Montréal        Rogers

    Branded Cities         Leanstream                   The Rossy Family

    Brandon Chamber of     Le Massif                     Foundation

     Commerce              Kijiji                       Rouge Media

    Calgary Stampede       La Presse / Gesca            Royal Canadian Mounted

    Canada Basketball      lg2                           Police

    Canada West            LinkedIn                     SAY Media

    Canadian Armed Forces  Media City                   Sharkfin

    Canadian Club of
     Toronto               Media Experts                Shaw

    Canadian Collegiate
     Athletic              Metro                        Snapchat

     Association           Metroland                    Sportsnet

    Canadian Olympic       Mobile Syrup                 Spotify

     Committee             Monster Media                Taxi Media

    Canadian Film Centre   Montréal Canadiens           TELUS

    Canadian School
     Counsellor            Montréal en Lumière          The Telegram

    Canadian Media
     Production            Montréal en Santé            The Telegraph-Journal

     Association           MLSE - Maple Leaf Sports     The Times & Transcript

    Canadian Paralympic     and Entertainment           Toronto Argonauts Football

     Committee             National Music Centre         Club

    Canadian Soccer
     Association           National Newswatch           Toronto FC

    Captivate              National Soccer Coaching     Toronto International Film

    CBC / Radio Canada      Conference                   Festival

    Chamber of Commerce of Native Touch                 Toronto Maple Leafs

     Metropolitan Montréal NBA Canada                   Toronto Raptors

    The Chronicle Herald   Neo-Traffic                  Toronto Star / Torstar

    Cinémas Guzzo          Newad                        True Patriot Love

    Cineplex               Newcap                       Twitter Canada

    Clear Channel Outdoor  NFL Canada                   UB Media

    Cogeco                 Oakville Chamber of          UNIFOR

    Colleges and
     Institutes             Commerce                    Universal Music Canada

     Canada                OATH                         Universities Canada

    Crucial Interactive    OFX Media                    V Télé

    Culture Days           Ontario University Athletics Vancouver Whitecaps FC

    The Daily Gleaner      Ordre des Psychologues du    Winnipeg Chamber of

    Dynacare                Québec                       Commerce

    evenko                 Ottawa Senators              Winnipeg Free Press

    Facebook                                            Winnipeg Jets

    Festival d'été de
     Québec                                             The Writers Guild of Canada

    Francos de Montréal                                 Xpeto

    Government of Canada                                Zoom Media

    Grassroots

    The Guardian

     (Charlottetown)

About Bell Let's Talk
Bell Let's Talk promotes mental health based on 4 action pillars: anti-stigma, care and access, research, and workplace leadership. Bell Let's Talk was launched in September 2010 as a 5-year program with a $50 million initial donation from Bell and a commitment to grow its funding based on the engagement of Canadians in the cause on Bell Let's Talk Day

In 2015, Bell announced it would extend the Bell Let's Talk initiative a further 5 years and commit to at least $100 million in funding for Canadian mental health. To learn more about Bell Let's Talk, please visit Bell.ca/LetsTalk.

Media inquiries

Marc Choma
613-785-0622
marc.choma@bell.ca
@Bell_News

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