Media invitation - 750,000 teens reached to raise awareness about depression and suicide - The Mental Illness Foundation celebrates the success of Partners for Life program at École secondaire Cavelier-De LaSalle

MONTREAL, Feb. 6, 2012 /CNW Telbec/ - The Mental Illness Foundation is proud to invite media representatives to celebrate the success of Partners for Life, its awareness program for depression and suicide in the school, on Tuesday, February 7, 2012, at École secondaire Cavelier-De LaSalle.

Onsite, a student will share her testimonial about the impact of the program and its ability to change the perceptions of young people towards depression. The Mental Illness Foundation will also showcase an efficient prevention tool that was recently integrated into the Partners for Life program, developed thanks to the generosity of the TELUS Community Board in Montreal and TAXI Montreal.

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WHAT:	Presentation the Partner for Life program results, a major contributor to reducing suicide rates among teens in Quebec
	Testimonial from a École secondaire Cavelier-De LaSalle student
	Official presentation of the TELUS and TAXI video vignette
WHO:	The Mental Illness Foundation
	Mr. Jean-Luc Taschereau, President
	Ms. Catherine Burrows, Director, Youth Programs
	TELUS Community Board in Montreal
	Mr. François Côté, President, TELUS Québec et TELUS Solutions en santé
	TAXI Montreal
	Mr. Christian Quenneville, Executive Director, TAXI Montreal
	École secondaire Cavelier-De LaSalle
	Ms. Julie Lavigne, Principal
	Miss Maude Gauthier, student
WHEN:	Tuesday, February 7, 2012, starting at 10:00 a.m.
WHERE:	École secondaire Cavelier-De LaSalle
	9199 Centrale St.
	Lasalle (Quebec)

 

Sophie Côté Laplante
514-843-2376
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