Bell Let’s Talk Day is January 29 and CMHA Sault Ste. Marie and Sault College are joining in to help create positive change.
Mental illness affects people of all ages and from all walks of life. According to the Mental Health Commission of Canada, one in five people in Canada will experience a mental health issue or illness in any given year. Over the past 9 years, Canadians and people around the globe have joined in the world’s largest conversation around mental health on Bell Let’s Talk Day.
Together we have taken big steps to reduce the stigma around mental health issues. Sault College and CMHA are proud of their local partnership and continue to work together to promote mental health on campus.
Join us for our 7th Annual Bell Let’s Talk Community Event:
Date: Jan 29, 2020
Location: Sault College Common Link
Time: 11:30 a.m.
There will be: Speakers, Refreshments, Bell Let’s Talk Swag and Let’s Start Talking!
When it comes to mental health, every action counts.
On Bell Let’s Talk Day, for every text, mobile and long distance call made on the Bell network, tweet using #BellLetsTalk, social media video view, or use of the Facebook frame or Snapchat filter, Bell will contribute 5 cents more to Canadian mental health programs.
You can also learn more about some of the organizations providing meaningful mental health supports and services throughout Canada and download the Bell Let’s Talk toolkit to begin your own conversation about mental health at home, school or in the workplace.
Join in to as we work together to improve the lives of Canadians living with mental health issues and help create positive change.
About CMHA Sault Ste. Marie/Algoma
CMHA Sault Ste. Marie/Algoma offers a number of services and supports to the community that empower individuals, groups and communities to define, achieve and maintain a mental, physical, emotional and spiritual balance. Whether individuals are experiencing a mental illness, have a family member or friend with mental illness, are a health care provider, an employer, or are seeking information, CMHA Sault Ste. Marie is available to help. CMHA Sault Ste. Marie is incorporated and is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors. Funding for the programs and services comes from many services, including the Northeast LHIN, the United Way, grants and donations. For more information please visit https://ssm-algoma.cmha.ca/
About Sault College
The vision of Sault College is to provide a transformative life experience through empowering those who study with us to think and learn in progressive, innovative ways, including those we have not yet imagined. Sault College grants Ontario College certificates, diplomas, advanced diplomas, graduate certificates, and degrees to its graduates. The College is the largest deliverer of apprenticeship training in all of Northern Ontario. Sault College has a significant economic impact on the community, with spin-offs in excess of $158 million. Over $1.8 million dollars in scholarships, bursaries and awards are distributed annually to students at the College. Located on the border to the United States and situated in the middle of three of the largest Great Lakes on the planet, in the traditional territory of the Anishnaabe, Sault College is one of 24 publicly-funded colleges in the province of Ontario.
For media inquiries, please contact:
Lisa Carricato, Mental Health Educator
CMHA Sault Ste. Marie
386 Queen Street East
705 759-0458 ext. 231
Cell 705 542-3991
lisa@cmhassm.com