**TIMMINS AND DISTRICT HOSPITAL NEWS RELEASE**

The Timmins and District Hospital Foundation is pleased to receive a $25,000 grant from the Bell Let’s Talk Community Fund to support a mental health program for the region.

 

“Thank you to Bell Let’s Talk for supporting our mental health program,” said Jason Laneville, Acting Executive Director, Timmins and District Hospital Foundation. “Our hospital services a huge geographic region in and around Timmins so many people will benefit from this support.”

 

With the grant from the Bell Let’s Talk Community Fund, the mental health team at Timmins and District Hospital will develop and implement an individualized coping skills program called “Dealing with IT.” This program will allow mental health professionals to provide education and skill building for all patients admitted, with the goal of facilitating independence in coping with mental health challenges effectively upon discharge.

 

“Bell Let’s Talk is pleased to support the Timmins and District Hospital’s new mental  health program for people in northern Ontario, helping to improve their overall well-being,” said Mary Deacon, Chair of Bell Let’s Talk. “Having doubled the annual Bell Let’s Talk Community Fund to $2 million in 2018, we are supporting some 120 organizations across Canada, like the Timmins and District Hospital that are making a difference for those affected by mental health issues in their communities.”

 

Bell Let’s Talk Day is January 30

The Bell Let’s Talk initiative promotes Canadian mental health with national awareness and anti-stigma campaigns like Bell Let’s Talk Day, and significant Bell funding of community care and access, research and workplace leadership initiatives. Bell will donate 5 cents to Canadian mental health programs for each of the following interactions, on January 30, at no extra cost to participants beyond what they would normally pay their service provider for online or phone access:

 

  • Talk: Every mobile call and every long distance call made by Bell wireless and phone customers
  • Text: Every text message sent by Bell wireless customers
  • Twitter: Every tweet and retweet using #BellLetsTalk, featuring the special Bell Let’s Talk emoji, and Bell Let’s Talk Day video view at com/Bell_LetsTalk
  • Facebook: Every view of the Bell Let’s Talk Day video at com/BellLetsTalk and use of the Bell Let’s Talk frame
  • Instagram: Every Bell Let’s Talk Day video view at com/bell_letstalk
  • Snapchat: Every use of the Bell Let’s Talk filter and video view

 

To learn more, please visit Bell.ca/LetsTalk.

 

About the Timmins and District Hospital Foundation

The Timmins and District Hospital Foundation (TADHF) is an accredited charity, formed to support the Timmins and District Hospital (TADH) by raising funds for medical equipment, beyond funding available from government sources. Since 1985, TADHF has transferred more than $41 Million to TADH, providing funds essential to ensure our Hospital and healthcare teams can deliver the best in specialized care to patients in the district. Our ultimate goal, with the assistance of our donors, our volunteers, Hospital staff and health care professionals is to provide the best health care to our community.

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