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Bell
Let’s Talk campaign aims to reduce stigma attached to mental illness – Bell’s
2nd annual Let’s Talk Day set for February 8, 2012 Olympic
hero Clara Hughes will help Bell spark national conversation
A
key element of the Bell Mental Health initiative is Bell Let’s Talk Day -
a campaign to create a national conversation about mental health in Canada
and raise awareness of mental illness across Canada. Leading
the Bell Let’s Talk campaign will be multiple Olympic medalist and
community activist, Clara Hughes. “As someone who has come to know Canadians of
all kinds in every corner of the country, I have seen the prevalence and the
dramatic impact of mental illness on our people”, says Ms. Hughes. “And I’ve
seen how much access to mental health care and support means to those who
suffer. Talking about mental illness is the first and best step in ensuring
improved mental health in Canada.” For this year's campaign, the 6-time
Olympic medalist and longtime sufferer of depression is joined by a pair of
Quebec spokespeople: author, composer and performer Stefie Shock, and actor-comedian Michel Mpambara. All three intend to share their own challenges of
mental illness in the countdown to the culmination of the campaign on February
8. On February 8th, for every text message
sent and every long distance call made by Bell customers on that day, Bell will
donate 5 cents to programs dedicated to mental health. For more information on
Bell Let’s Talk Day, visit
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