AUS teams up with Bell Let’s Talk

Atlantic University Sport (AUS) is helping to spread the word about mental health issues. On Bell Let’s Talk Day, the conference will host special events in connection with the four AUS men’s hockey games taking place Jan. 27. It includes the UPEI Panthers hosting Moncton at 7 p.m. “The hockey games on Bell Let’s Talk Day will let all students who struggle with mental illness hear loud and clear that they have our support and can always ask for help,” said Dalhousie Tigers captain Luke Madill. The first few hundred fans at each game will receive a toque. Stations will be set up at each venue where fans can create personalized speech bubbles, take photos to share on social media and sign banners to show their support. “While competition and rivalry is the nature of sport, Bell Let’s Talk Day is a great opportunity for all our schools and teams to come together in support of mental health,” said AUS executive director Phil Currie. “The slogan we developed with Bell Aliant for this partnership is one team for mental health and that really encompasses what we’re doing.”