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fourth-year education student emily turner, right, posed for this photo with student health and wellness counsellor holly maki.
january 12, 2022 – thunder bay and orillia, ont.
today bell let’s talk announced $1 million in grants to 16 canadian post-secondary schools, including $100,000 to 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 .
this funding will assist with lakehead's initiative to support 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 ’ mental health by building individual capacity to sustain well-being and increase the availability and scope of resources accessible to 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 .
“we are thrilled to have our submission chosen by bell,” said cheryl d’angelo, 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 ’s director of student health and wellness.
“this grant will help lakehead implement initiatives that align with the national standard of canada for mental health and well-being for post-secondary 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 .”
the initiative includes a mental health screening program, increased training for members of lakehead’s campus communities to recognize signs of distress, the development of a mental health dashboard and a campus-wide anti-stigma campaign.
“thank you to bell let’s talk for helping lakehead do even more to assist our 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 ,” said dr. moira mcpherson, lakehead’s president and vice-chancellor.
“we recognize that the pandemic has caused unique challenges for 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 and we know that this funding will allow lakehead to increase our ability to help 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 in need.”
according to the 2021 survey by the canadian alliance of student associations, the pandemic has not only worsened pre-existing mental health challenges in 78 per cent of 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 , but it has created new challenges for 64 per cent, and while some 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 remain optimistic, the percentage has dropped by five per cent in the past year to 41 per cent.
“bell’s commitment to student mental health is an ongoing priority especially as 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 continue to be impacted by the effects of the pandemic,” said mary deacon, chair of bell let’s talk.
“we are proud to continue our support of post-secondary institutions’ efforts to expand, enhance or establish programs that support student mental health and well-being, and ultimately student success.”
in 2021, 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 received a $25,000 grant from bell let’s talk allowing researchers to study how covid-19 impacted physical activity behaviour and mental health in university 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 .
two researchers from 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 ’s school of kinesiology, dr. ian newhouse, director/professor, and dr. erin pearson, associate professor, led the research project thanks to the bell let’s talk post-secondary fund.
to date, bell let’s talk has awarded more than $4 million in grants to canadian post-secondary institutions, starting with more than $3 million in initial grants to over 120 schools in early 2021.
bell let’s talk 2022 campus campaign
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at more than 225 colleges, universities and cégeps in every province and territory, this year’s bell let’s talk campus campaign continues to focus on bell’s digital toolkit to ensure post-secondary institutions can safely engage 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛
in virtual ways across the country.
the toolkit is designed to keep the student mental health conversation going during the challenges of covid-19 and contains the following resources:
- virtual photo booth for 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 , faculty and staff to post selfies and share personalized mental health messages
- wellness activities that encourage awareness and self-care
a digital bell let’s talk flag to be shared on social media channels and websites - short films about mental illness, hope and recovery
bell let’s talk day is january 26 – join the conversation!
on bell let’s talk day, bell donates 5 cents to canadian mental health programs for every applicable text, local or long distance call, tweet or tiktok video using #bellletstalk, every facebook, instagram, linkedin, pinterest, snapchat, tiktok, twitter and youtube view of the bell let’s talk day video, and every use of the bell let’s talk facebook frame or snapchat lens. all at no cost to participants beyond what they would normally pay their service provider for online or phone access.
about bell let’s talk
the largest-ever corporate commitment to mental health in canada, bell let’s talk is focused on four key action pillars – anti-stigma, care and access, research and workplace leadership – and is part of bell for better. since its launch in 2010, bell let’s talk has partnered with more than 1,300 organizations providing mental health services throughout canada, including hospitals, universities, local community service providers and other care and research organizations.
to learn more, please visit bell.ca/letstalk.
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