Bell Let’s Talk extended five more years; Bell ups mental health funding commitment to $100M

MONTREAL - Bell marked the fifth anniversary of Bell Let's Talk by announcing the extension of the national mental health initiative for a further five years and a pledge to increase its total funding commitment for Canadian mental health to at least $100 million.Announced on September 21, 2010, Bell Let's Talk began a new conversation about mental illness, a pressing national health concern beset by a unique stigma and far underfunded and underserved relative to its impact on every Canadian. Since its launch, the initiative has funded more than 600 mental health partners around Canada, from the largest health care...