Bell contributes to upgrades at South Shore hospital

GREENFIELD PARK, QC – Bell has awarded The Fondation Hôpital Charles-LeMoyne $300,000 over a three-year period as part of its Bell Let's Talk mental health initiative. The funding is earmarked for the development of mental health care and services in the Hôpital Charles-LeMoyne’s adolescent psychiatric unit, which plans to make upgrades including the addition of at least six short-term beds so that young patients can obtain treatment closer to home. "Mental illness is a major health issue that affects people of all ages of course," said Martine Turcotte, Bell's vice chair for Québec, in Friday’s announcement. "But in 2009-2010, 48%...