It is always nice to see large corporations supporting worthy causes. Today is an example of just that. It is Bell Let's Talk Day. For any text message, mobile and long distance call made, Facebook share of the Bell Let's Talk logo, and any tweet with the hashtag #BellLetsTalk Bell is donating five cents to mental health initiatives. This is a worthy cause because mental health impacts the lives of everybody either directly or indirectly. It is a topic that more people need to learn about and become aware of. Unfortunately, the stigma that goes with mental illness prevents many people from talking about it.
Through events like Bell Let's Talk Day, awareness is being spread and more and more people are learning that they can talk about it. Last year some students did an amazing job in contributing to the awareness with their video project called Let's Talk Mental Illness - A Grade 9 Awareness Video. The importance of talking about something like this cannot be stressed enough. Hats off to Bell and anybody else raising awareness for such an important cause!
For more information about Bell Let's Talk Day visit their website here.
For resources for young people and/or parents and educators about mental illness and mental health, please visit the Teens on Mental Health blog.
