Finding Hope Now

Kids Help Phone continues its commitment to support First Nations, Inuit and Métis young people from coast to coast to coast with renewed action plan

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Tuesday, October 3, 2023

Under the leadership of the KHP Indigenous Advisory Council , the Kids Help Phone Indigenous Initiatives team will implement the 2023-2026 Finding Hope Action Plan.

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  • Under the leadership of the KHP Indigenous Advisory Council , the Kids Help Phone Indigenous Initiatives team will implement the 2023-2026 Finding Hope Action Plan.
  • Through focused outreach strategies, Kids Help Phone will expand trust and public awareness of its services among Indigenous communities.
  • In 2019, KHP developed its first action plan to support Inuit, First Nations and Métis young people.
  • On average, 89 per cent of young Indigenous people say their conversation with Kids Help Phone was helpful.

Hyundai Canada to donate $500,000 to Kids Help Phone by 2023, funding Indigenous and Black youth support programs

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Monday, December 13, 2021

The donation will support Kids Help Phone's Indigenous Youth Action Plan and RiseUp powered by Kids Help Phone, e-mental health support service for Black youth

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  • The donation will support Kids Help Phone's Indigenous Youth Action Plan and RiseUp powered by Kids Help Phone, e-mental health support service for Black youth
    MARKHAM, ON, Dec. 13, 2021 /CNW/ - Today, Hyundai Canada announced it will donate $500,000 to Kids Help Phone over the next two years as part of its ongoing commitment to drive the youth of today forward.
  • The funding will go toward a number of Kids Help Phone programs and initiatives specifically dedicated to supporting Indigenous and Black youth, such as Finding Hope: Kids Help Phone's Indigenous Youth Action Plan and RiseUp powered by Kids Help Phone.
  • Over the course of the next two years, Hyundai Canada's donation will help fund several Kids Help Phone initiatives specifically dedicated to supporting Indigenous and Black youth.
  • Hyundai Canada's donation will support Kids Help Phone's Indigenous Youth Action Plan, developed alongside an Indigenous Advisory Council, which provides Indigenous youth with training, tools and resources to support their well-being, and RiseUp powered by Kids Help Phone, Canada's first national, 24/7, bilingual e-mental health support service for Black youth built in collaboration with Black community partners and people from across the Afro-diaspora.

The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Announces New Program to Support People Caring for Others at Risk of Suicide

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Thursday, September 16, 2021

NEW YORK, Sept. 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP), the nation's largest suicide prevention organization, today announced a new program, "Finding Hope: Guidance for Supporting Those at Risk."

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  • NEW YORK, Sept. 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP), the nation's largest suicide prevention organization, today announced a new program, "Finding Hope: Guidance for Supporting Those at Risk."
  • The program will also address treatment options available and how participants can practice self-care as they support someone in their lives with lived experience.
  • The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention is dedicated to saving lives and bringing hope to those affected by suicide.
  • Learn more about AFSP in its latest Annual Report , and join the conversation on suicide prevention by following AFSP on Facebook , Twitter , Instagram , and YouTube .