OTTAWA – Bell Let's Talk is donating $300,000 to Ottawa's pediatric health and research centre CHEO to support the Choice and Partnership Approach (CAPA), a program to help reduce wait times and improve access to mental health care.
CAPA decreases wait times and streamlines service delivery, empowering patients and families to be stewards of their own mental health through collaboration with clinicians to determine the optimum treatment plan. Donor support for this program will help CHEO reach its goal of being able to see patients for their first and second appointments within weeks, accelerating their access to the most effective care possible.
Bell Let's Talk also announced a $500,000 donation to the Centre for Research and Intervention on Suicide, Ethical Issues and End-of-Life Practices (CRISE) at the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM).
Part of UQAM's "100 millions d'idées" fundraising campaign, the donation will be used to develop a first of its kind project aimed at preventing suicide by making optimal use of today's digital communications tools.
