Kids Help Phone

Government of Canada provides over $177M to CAMH for the implementation of a national three-digit number for suicide prevention and to bolster distress centres

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Monday, July 24, 2023
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The Government of Canada is taking steps to ensure that everyone in Canada has access to suicide prevention resources and other crisis supports – whenever and wherever they need them.

Key Points: 
  • The Government of Canada is taking steps to ensure that everyone in Canada has access to suicide prevention resources and other crisis supports – whenever and wherever they need them.
  • CAMH is the largest mental health teaching hospital in Canada and one of the world's leading research centres in its field.
  • CAMH's role in leading the development of 9-8-8 service delivery in Canada builds on their experience delivering Talk Suicide Canada.
  • If an individual is interested in becoming a responder, they can visit the Talk Suicide Canada website at https://talksuicide.ca/volunteer or https://talksuicide.ca/jobs .

Metro Supply Chain donates $75,000 to help Kids Help Phone provide vital mental health services to young people across Canada

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Monday, July 17, 2023
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“Supporting communities is a strong part of Metro Supply Chain’s culture, so we are proud to help Kids Help Phone provide vital mental health services to young people across Canada when it is needed most,” said Chris Fenton, President and Chief Executive Officer of Metro Supply Chain.

Key Points: 
  • “Supporting communities is a strong part of Metro Supply Chain’s culture, so we are proud to help Kids Help Phone provide vital mental health services to young people across Canada when it is needed most,” said Chris Fenton, President and Chief Executive Officer of Metro Supply Chain.
  • When it launched in 1989, Kids Help Phone was the first Canadian phone counselling service for youth.
  • Since January 2020, Kids Help Phone has had more than 15.5 million interactions with young people, and this number grows every day.
  • “Thank you, Metro Supply Chain, for this generous gift and supporting the work we do at Kids Help Phone.”

Kids Help Phone and the Vector Institute announce important partnership for enhanced human-centric innovations for youth e-mental health services from coast to coast to coast

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Wednesday, July 5, 2023
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KHP uses data to enhance service delivery, build better programs and seeks to re-shape the e-mental health landscape for young people in Canada.

Key Points: 
  • KHP uses data to enhance service delivery, build better programs and seeks to re-shape the e-mental health landscape for young people in Canada.
  • "Our partnership with the Vector Institute is exciting because it enables us to continue using highly innovative approaches to address the youth mental health crisis.
  • Together KHP and the Vector Institute will fuel the necessary evolution of e-mental health service delivery in Canada," said Katherine Hay, President & CEO, Kids Help Phone.
  • On average, 76 per cent of young people share something with Kids Help Phone they've never shared with anyone else.

Landmark Cinemas donates over $1 Million to Kids Help Phone's Feel Out Loud movement

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Thursday, June 15, 2023
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TORONTO, June 15, 2023 /CNW/ - With extraordinary dedication, Landmark Cinemas continues to partner with Kids Helps Phone by donating over $1 Million to the Feel Out Loud movement.

Key Points: 
  • TORONTO, June 15, 2023 /CNW/ - With extraordinary dedication, Landmark Cinemas continues to partner with Kids Helps Phone by donating over $1 Million to the Feel Out Loud movement.
  • A longstanding partner to Kids Help Phone of over 15 years, Landmark Cinemas has helped remove barriers to youth mental health support again and again, including as a national sponsor for Kids Help Phone's largest annual fundraiser, BMO Walk so Kids Can Talk, and most recently through the Feel Out Loud movement.
  • Landmark Cinemas' remarkable passion for youth mental health and its generous investment to the Feel Out Loud movement will help all young people across Canada know they can feel safe, supported and heard at Kids Help Phone," said Katherine Hay, President & CEO, Kids Help Phone.
  • With this top of mind, Landmark Cinemas is dedicated to addressing the youth mental health crisis and letting young movie-lovers across Canada know Kids Help Phone is always there for them," said Dave Cohen, President, Landmark Cinemas.

BMO Walk so Kids Can Talk in support of Kids Help Phone Raises over $3.5M and counting

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Tuesday, May 9, 2023
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The $3.4 million fundraising goal this year was surpassed, with communities and BMO employees raising a total of $3.5 Million and counting for the expansion of Kids Help Phone services.

Key Points: 
  • The $3.4 million fundraising goal this year was surpassed, with communities and BMO employees raising a total of $3.5 Million and counting for the expansion of Kids Help Phone services.
  • BMO has been a partner of Kids Help Phone since its founding and continues to support its mission to transform Canada's youth mental health ecosystem.
  • Since 1989, BMO and its employees have raised more than $40 million for Kids Help Phone.
  • To donate to the BMO Walk so Kids Can Talk and #FeelOutLoud campaign, visit https://kidshelpphone.akaraisin.com/ui/bmowalksokidscantalk/pledge/spons...

The Lang Family Foundation supports Kids Help Phone's Feel Out Loud movement with transformational gift

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Thursday, April 6, 2023
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As a lead visionary donor to the ground-breaking Feel Out Loud movement, The Lang Family Foundation's gift will help transform the e-mental health landscape for young people in Canada

Key Points: 
  • As a lead visionary donor to the ground-breaking Feel Out Loud movement, The Lang Family Foundation's gift will help transform the e-mental health landscape for young people in Canada
    TORONTO, April 6, 2023 /CNW/ - A transformational gift to the Feel Out Loud Movement , The Lang Family Foundation partnered with Kids Help Phone to harness the power of cutting-edge technology to enhance and expand Kids Help Phone's e-mental health services for today and generations to come.
  • Through the institute, The Lang Family Foundation will help make it possible for Kids Help Phone to develop a technology that streamlines all Kids Help Phone services in one platform, giving young people quicker access to their chosen services, enabling faster responses from frontline teams.
  • With their generosity, we have established The Lang Family Chair in Innovation at Kids Help Phone.
  • The Lang Family Foundation is deeply inspired by Kids Help Phone's Feel Out Loud movement and the organization is the only one of its kind in Canada pursuing highly innovative approaches to e-mental health services," said The Lang Family Foundation.

BMO Commits $15 Million in Support of Kids Help Phone to Make Progress on Youth Mental Health Services in Canada

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Thursday, March 2, 2023
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TORONTO, March 2, 2023 /CNW/ - BMO is committing $15 million to Kids Help Phone to expand mental health supports for youth across Canada.

Key Points: 
  • TORONTO, March 2, 2023 /CNW/ - BMO is committing $15 million to Kids Help Phone to expand mental health supports for youth across Canada.
  • Kids Help Phone provides vital support to Canada's youth, and remains Canada's only free, confidential, 24/7, multilingual e-mental health service dedicated to youth.
  • Since the COVID-19 pandemic, Kids Help Phone has interacted with young people 14 million times, evidence the mental health support Kids Help Phone provides remains crucial.
  • Since then, BMO and its employees have raised over $40 million for Kids Help Phone.

Kids Help Phone Launches Largest Youth Mental Health Movement, Feel Out Loud, to Address Crisis in Canada

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Thursday, March 2, 2023
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Their commitment will allow Kids Help Phone to scale e-mental health access to support in communities across Canada.

Key Points: 
  • Their commitment will allow Kids Help Phone to scale e-mental health access to support in communities across Canada.
  • The $300 million raised will allow Kids Help Phone to:
    Expand clinical service across Canada by rapidly scaling access to mental health services that meet the extraordinary, unique needs of all youth.
  • By supporting Kids Help Phone, we're challenging the mental health crisis today's youth are facing and making an investment in our shared future.
  • That's a perfect match for how Kids Help Phone is strengthening Canada's youth mental health ecosystem by actively removing barriers for all young people to Feel Out Loud.

Sun Life commits $900,000 to support the Promoting Life-skills in Aboriginal Youth (PLAY) Program through Right To Play partnership

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Wednesday, February 22, 2023
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With Sun Life's continued support, Right To Play will deliver health and wellness programming to approximately 2,000 children and youth from 25 Indigenous communities, annually.

Key Points: 
  • With Sun Life's continued support, Right To Play will deliver health and wellness programming to approximately 2,000 children and youth from 25 Indigenous communities, annually.
  • TORONTO, Feb. 22, 2023 /CNW/ - Sun Life has partnered with and invested a total of over $2 million in Right To Play's PLAY Program since 2015.
  • To improve access to community-led, culturally relevant programs for Indigenous youth in Canada, Sun Life is committing $900,000 over three years to the program.
  • Recently, Sun Life announced a $3.7 million commitment to support mental health programs for youth, including Indigenous children and teens, across Canada.

Feel Out Loud: Giant Tiger and Kids Help Phone Partner to Create a Pink Shirt to Support Anti-Bullying Day

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Wednesday, February 8, 2023
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OTTAWA, ON, Feb. 8, 2023 /CNW/ - Giant Tiger Stores Limited announced today a new collaboration with Kids Help Phone to create a pink shirt to spread awareness for Anti-Bullying Day.

Key Points: 
  • OTTAWA, ON, Feb. 8, 2023 /CNW/ - Giant Tiger Stores Limited announced today a new collaboration with Kids Help Phone to create a pink shirt to spread awareness for Anti-Bullying Day.
  • The custom shirt is now available in select Giant Tiger stores and online at GiantTiger.com , with 100% of the proceeds donated to Kids Help Phone to support e-mental health services.
  • Kids Help Phone is Canada's only 24/7 e-mental health service offering young people free, confidential support in English and French.
  • As the country's virtual care expert, Kids Help Phone offers millions of youth support in any moment of need, through phone, text, and online services.