Bell Let's Talk supports expanded mental health care in Greater Montréal
Summary
MONTR\xc9AL, October 3, 2016 /CNW Telbec/ - The Bell Lets Talk Community Fund today announced grants totalling $152,000 for 9 mental health organizations in Montr\xe9al and Longueuil to help expand their services and increase access to care in Greater Montr\xe9al. "The $1-million annual Bell Lets Talk Community Fund provides grants for community-based mental health initiatives improving access to care around the country, with a focus on local projects and grassroots organizations.This years recipients in Greater Montr\xe9al include: AMI-Qu\xe9bec, D\xe9clic, Dun couvert \xe0 lautre (Longueuil), Fondation du CSSS Cavendish, Logis Rose-Virginie, the Le Rebond alternative mental health resource in the La Petite-Patrie neighbourhood, Les Impatients, Revivre and Tel-Aide. And thanks to the Bell Lets Talk Community Fund , D\xe9clic will work with school groups, providing mental health counselling and anxiety management activities to support educational achievement. For the most part, these young people with complex psychosocial profiles dont have access to the care and assistance needed to understand, manage and treat their mental health problems through public services.Dun couvert \xe0 lautre Opening up about schizophreniaWith support from the Bell Let`s Talk Community Fund, the proposed program will allow individuals using the organizations services to discuss their experiences with special education and social work students from a number of Qu\xe9bec CEGEPs. A network of partnerships with other organizations will be developed to facilitate access to the resources required to meet individual needs (health, lodging, employment, civic engagement, etc.).