2026-01-21 from ctvnews.ca
Wednesday is Bell Let’s Talk day, marking 16 years of the mental health initiative.
This year, Bell is giving $10 million toward Canadian mental health.
In Ottawa, mental health organizations like PLEO, the Parents’ Lifelines of Eastern Ontario, are marking the day.
Executive Director Michelle Crogie says the need for mental health supports for parents and children is growing.
“We have helped thousands of people in the region,” she told CTV Your Morning Ottawa. “From 2023 to 2025, we’ve had a 45 per cent increase in call volume… so the need is huge right now.”
PLEO is a non-profit family peer support organization for parents whose children up to age 25 are facing mental health challenges.
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