#BellLetsTalk: Bell Canada giving inspirational social media platform for mental health
Looking past all the action that happened around the NHL last night, Bell Canada is giving mental health a platform for awareness and support on Jan. 31.
Jan. 31, 2018, is a day that a telecommunications company, Bell Canada, gives a voice to anyone who wants to speak out regarding the awareness and open discussion of mental health and mental illness. Even though Bell Canada is a company primarily pushing the initiative North of the Border, teams like the Carolina Hurricanes and Los Angeles Kings can still help to make a difference.
Each time someone tweets with the #BellLetsTalk then Bell Canada donates five cents to different mental health groups in Canada. Numerous NHL players and teams, and even TV personalities, jumped on the opportunity to spread awareness with this message. The Toronto Maple Leafs, especially had a large amount of support for the cause.
Outside of just Twitter, Bell Canada gives a range of actions that people can take in which they will donate money for. Those other interactions include text messages and calls (from Bell customers), Bell Canada Instagram video views, Facebook video views and frames, and Snapchat views and the Bell Canada filter.
Supporting this great cause can be done on a wide range of platforms, even for people inside the United States. The Canes themselves took the initiative to support awareness on social media.
Even a retweet with the #BellLetsTalk sends five cent donations per. The hockey world came out in full force to support mental health awareness, which is a fantastic thing. Bell Canada’s push for this cause saw record breaking results in 2017, and should continue into 2018. Bell’s hashtag set a Canadian record for most used in a single day, and also ended up breaking the same record for 2017.
It’s wonderful to see an initiative giving way to open discussion of mental health and mental illness, and let people show their point of view and have their voices heard. #BellLetsTalk
— Cardiac Cane (@CardiacCane) January 31, 2018
Here’s a look at a few more teams and players that are supporting the cause on social media, and a direct way for you to retweet the hashtag as well.
Other social interactions that count
Canes fans, or fans of any other team, can have their voices heard through multiple avenues. The use of the Bell Canada Snapchat filter also donates five cents each time it is used. Using a Bell Canada Facebook frame donates the same amount of money per use.
It's #BellLetsTalk Day! Get engaged to help end the stigma around mental illness and drive Bell's mental health donations too. https://t.co/ChFQuUBhM4
— Bell Let's Talk (@Bell_LetsTalk) January 31, 2018
One of the most effective ways for people to go about supporting this cause for Bell, is to view and share all the videos to rack up views for additional donations. Bell posted videos on both Facebook and Twitter that are garnering a considerable amount of views to contribute toward the cause. Here’s both of those:
Bell Let's Talk Day 2018 Official Video
Today, every view counts. Simply watch and share this video. Bell will donate 5¢ to mental health initiatives for every view. #BellLetsTalk
Posted by Bell Let's Talk on Tuesday, January 30, 2018
There’s a ton of people jumping in to help out with the donations, and spread the total number of social interactions. Bell Let’s Talk Day is an important event, not just in the world of hockey, but also to help open up a worldwide discussion to the stories that people have surrounding mental health and mental illnesses.
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Do everything you can today to help spread the word. The hockey world, especially companies like TSN, have done their part to spread the word, and increase the total number of donations from Bell. You can help support this cause as well through all of the mentioned social interactions.