Bell Let's Talk Day saw a record 122 million tweets, texts, calls and shares which raised over $6 million for mental health initiatives in Canada. The annual Bell Let's Talk event utilizes social media to raise awareness and funds for mental health programs. A growing number of organizations are effectively harnessing social media platforms like Twitter and Facebook to engage users, promote their causes, and encourage donations.

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Let’s
Talk.
(2015,
January
29).
The
final
results
are
in!
Thanks
to
your
support,
we
saw
a
record
122,150,772
million
tweets,
texts,
calls
and
shares
on
Bell
Let’s
Talk
Day.
That
means
an
addiKonal
$6,107,538.60
will
be
donated
to
mental
health
iniKaKves
around
Canada.
Incredible
work
everyone!
[Facebook
update].
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from
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