Rise, which provides individuals experiencing mental health and addiction challenges with access to low-interest loans to help launch new businesses, today announced a five-year, $1 million gift from Bell Let’s Talk to build more local small businesses and empower Canadians affected by mental illness and addictions towards greater social and economic well-being.
Bell Let’s Talk announced that $625,000 in grants from the Bell Let’s Talk Post-Secondary Fund have been awarded to support 25 schools in Québec implementing one or both of the National Standard of Canada for Mental Health and Well-Being for Post-Secondary Students or the Québec Action Plan on Student Mental Health for Higher Education.
Bell Let’s Talk announced that $3,075,000 in grants from the Bell Let’s Talk Post-Secondary Fund have been awarded to 123 Canadian colleges and universities to support them in the initial implementation of the National Standard of Canada for Mental Health and Well-Being for Post-Secondary Students.
