Mental health is something that
affects us all, on different level and in different ways, but we are all
affected at one time or another. Mental health issues include bi-polar
disorder, schizophrenia, Alzheimer's disease, depression and even
anxiety.
Sadly, there is still a HUGE stigma around mental health issues. People are not comfortable talking about their situations or people judge others who are dealing with mental health issues. There are a lot of negative stereotypes.
Bell Let's Talk day, which is today, is trying to reduce the stigma surrounding mental health, raise awareness and start a conversation. Plus, Bell will donate $0.05 for text message, mobile and long distance call made by their customers. Not a Bell customer? You can still support the campaign by tweeting #BellLetsTalk
Sadly, there is still a HUGE stigma around mental health issues. People are not comfortable talking about their situations or people judge others who are dealing with mental health issues. There are a lot of negative stereotypes.
Bell Let's Talk day, which is today, is trying to reduce the stigma surrounding mental health, raise awareness and start a conversation. Plus, Bell will donate $0.05 for text message, mobile and long distance call made by their customers. Not a Bell customer? You can still support the campaign by tweeting #BellLetsTalk
In 2014, Bell Let's Talk Day
had over 100 million tweets, phone calls and text message resulting in
over $5.4 million raised for mental health initiatives. That's a lot of
money for a REALLY great cause!
More information can be found on the website, Bell Let's Talk, including a toolkit on how you can get the conversation started.
If nothing else, please tweet #BellLetsTalk...you can make a difference and raise awareness simply by tweeting a hashtag.
If nothing else, please tweet #BellLetsTalk...you can make a difference and raise awareness simply by tweeting a hashtag.
This is my first year as a Bell subscriber so I have been texting all day. :-)
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