Bell Let’s Talk 2024 – Let’s Change This

Jan 22, 2024

The 2024 Bell Let’s Talk awareness campaign – Let’s change this – highlights the mental health crisis Canadians are facing in very real and personal ways and issues a collective call to action and change.

On January 24 – and every day – we can all take meaningful action to create positive change.

“Without the collective action and support of individuals we cannot create positive change when it comes to mental health. Reducing stigma by learning and talking about mental health, participating in events and fundraising in support of mental health, and nurturing your own mental health are all integral to creating a community where when people need support for the mental health they can receive it,” says Helen Fishburn, CEO of the CMHA Waterloo Wellington.  

We encourage everyone to be a part of the change by taking one or more of the following actions: 

• Choose a mental health organization to learn about or support, learn more about CMHA WW here.
• Help a loved one struggling with their mental health by learning how to support them, tips can be found here. You can always reach out for support if you are worried about a loved one by calling HERE 24/7 at 1-844-437-3247.
• Ask about how your school, workplace or community is creating change for mental health. Integrated Youth Service (IYS) hubs are creating real change in youth mental health care by offering free, centralized and youth-friendly services when and where youth need them. The IYS movement is rapidly expanding across the country and is adapted to the unique needs of individual provinces/territories and communities, including right here in Waterloo Wellington, The Grove Youth Wellness Hubs have sites in Fergus, Palmerston, Erin, University of Guelph and soon to be at CMHA’s New Children and Youth Services building located at 737 Woolwich Street in Guelph.
• Nurture your own well-being by practicing and learning mental health strategies. Join the Push Up Challenge, Will you accept The Push-Up Challenge and do 2,000 pushups from Feb 1-23 – in the name of the 20% of Canadians who experience a mental illness each year? Register now for FREE to learn about mental health and raise funds for CMHA Waterloo Wellington.
• Get involved in a mental health initiative or organize an event to support mental health, attend our Art Works for Mental Health Gala on March 28th, in support of our Self Help & Peer Support Program, Spark of Brilliance, celebrating healing and discovery through the arts. Register for the Shopper’s Drug Mart Run for Women on May 11th in support of CMHA WW here. Use the promo code: CMHAWW24 for $5 off registration!
• Engage in conversations about mental health to fight stigma. Sign up for our newsletter to learn more about mental health: Sign up for CMHA WW Communication – CMHA Waterloo Wellington

The Canadian Mental Health Association Waterloo Wellington (CMHA WW) is a non-profit organization that provides a full care system for those with addictions, mental health or developmental needs. CMHA WW serves everyone from children to adults to seniors and helps individuals and families to lead lives filled with meaning and promise.