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Partnership enables new Brain Canada initiative addressing research and care gaps highlighted by the COVID-19 crisis
MONTRÉAL, Jan. 26, 2021 /CNW Telbec/ - Brain Canada and Bell Let s Talk today announced the new Bell Let s Talk-Brain Canada Mental Health Research Program to accelerate Canadian brain research while helping to address the impacts of COVID-19 on mental health care. Funding for the program is made up of a $2 million gift from Bell Let s Talk matched by the federal government through the Canada Brain Research Fund (CBRF). As brain health becomes an increasingly prominent societal issue, there is a growing need for scientific data to support new treatments, said Dr. Mona Nemer, Canada s Chief Science Advisor. This new research program is taking great steps to address the complexity of these challenges by promoting collaborative and cross-disciplinary research.