Bell Let’s Talk, Northwestel help bring Friends to Yukon

WHITEHORSE – Northwestel, Bell Let’s Talk and The Government of Yukon are contributing $500,000 to support the launch of the Friends cognitive behaviour group-based intervention program throughout the territory.The $250,000 donation from Bell Let's Talk and Northwestel is part of funding announced in May 2014 for community mental health resources in Canada's northern territories, focusing on assisting youth in rural communities. The Government of Yukon is matching the $250,000 gift.Focused on preventing childhood anxiety and depression using proven cognitive behavioural principles and building emotional resilience, Friends teaches children and young people how to cope with and manage anxiety both now and...