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It's that time
of year again. On January 27, Bell Canada held its annual ‘Let’s Talk’ campaign with the social media hashtage #BellLetsTalk. The goal of ‘Let’s Talk’ is to combat stigma while
raising money for mental health initiatives across Canada. Aided by a cast of Canadian
heroes such as Clara Hughes Michael Landsberg, Mary Walsh and Michel Mpambara, this year Bell raised a whopping $6 million.
As many of you
know, ‘talking about’ mental health is a relatively new practice. As recently
as twenty years ago, the subject of mental health was taboo. Granted, some of
us have had family members or neighbours who were ‘unwell’, and who may have
needed to ‘go away’ for a little while. But, no one talked about why.
