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Every first Sunday in May — during Mental Health Week — thousands of people from coast to coast to coast take part in BMO Walk so Kids Can Talk, supporting youth mental health and ensuring young people have a place to get help and Feel Out Loud. 

Kids Help Phone is Canada’s only free, national, 24/7, multilingual and confidential e-mental health service for youth to get help and Feel Out Loud. Since 1989, KHP has been the empowering, trusted changemaker giving young people's feelings, big and small, a non-judgemental place to go through personalized well-being solutions. A made-in-Canada, global leader, KHP continually evolves by blending data, innovation ad technology with real human support and clinical knowledge to unlock the hope young people need th thrive in their world.  

 

What programs and services does Kids Help Phone offer? 

With the support of the community at BMO Walk so Kids Can Talk, KHP offers free, confidential mental health support to young people across Canada, including:

  • 24/7 Counselling & Crisis Support
    • Support through text and online messaging with trained, volunteer crisis responders 

    • Phone counselling (with interpretation services available in multiple languages) 

    • Live Chat with professional counsellors 

  • Online Tools & Mental Health Resources

    • An online mental health resource library 

    • A navigational website chatbot to help find support 

    • Resources Around Me, a searchable directory of local and virtual support services 

    • Mental Health videos, articles, tools and games

  • Feel Out Loud Community Creator Space

    • Feel Out Loud Community Creator Space, where youth can explore and share creative content 

    • The Peer-to-Peer Community, a moderated forum where young people can share real-life stories and connect with others 

  • Programs for Equity-deserving Communities

    • RiseUp, powered by Kids Help Phone, supporting African, Caribbean and Black youth 

    • Support for First Nations, Inuit and Métis youth, including Brighter Days: An Indigenous Wellness Program (supported by Sun Life) 

    • Support for newcomer youth, including culturally inclusive mental health services and access to counselling in multiple languages 

  • Support in Schools & Post-Secondary Settings

    • Counsellor in the Classroom for students in Grades 4 through 12 

    • Good2Talk, supporting post-secondary students in Ontario and Nova Scotia 

  • Research & Youth Insights

    • Youth mental health data insights that help inform services, advocacy and innovation 

    • AcceleratorKHP, advancing the next generation of e-mental health solutions through data, research and collaboration 

  • More Ways to Get Help
    Kids Help Phone continues to evolve its services to meet the changing needs of young people across Canada.  Pepole across Canada can access wellness support, join KHP's mental health movement and more at KidsHelpPhone.ca/feeloutloud 

 

Where can I discover more about Kids Help Phone?

To learn about KHP, access wellness support and more, you can visit KidsHelpPhone.ca.