Kids Help Phone

Kids Help Phone (French: Jeunesse, J’écoute) is a Canadian charitable organization that provides 24/7 free confidential professional online and telephone counselling and volunteer-led, text-based support in English and French to youth across Canada. Kids Help Phone also provides information on how to access community support services for youth.[2]

Kids Help Phone
AbbreviationKHP
FormationMay 16, 1989 (1989-05-16)
TypeNGO
Registration no.13000 5846 RR0001
Legal statusCharitable organization
PurposeYouth mental health support
Location
  • Canada
ServicesTelephone counseling Online counseling Text-based support
President & CEO
Katherine Hay
SVP, Advancement and Chief Development Officer
Aaron Sanderson
SVP, Innovation and Chief Youth Officer
Alisa Simon
SVP, Operations and CFO
Susan Morris
Lynn Roger (Chair)
Key people
  • Katherine Hay
  • Aaron Sanderson
  • Matthew McLaughlin
  • Ben Sabic
Main organ
Board of Directors
AffiliationsChild Helpline International, Jack.org
Revenue (2019)
$20,729,995[1]
Expenses (2019)$20,423,655[1]
Volunteers (2020)
1,000+
Websitekidshelpphone.ca

Since May 16, 1989 the organisation has provided counselling to youth via a toll-free number. The service received its one millionth call in 1993, and the organisation launched its anonymous online counselling system in 2002.[3] In 2010, Kids Help Phone partnered with Sandra Hanington and Eric Windeler to create "The Jack Project @ Kids Help Phone" (re-branded to Jack.org in 2013) to develop programs and workshops targeted at young people. With their assistance, Kids Help Phone was able to create an online chat service and mobile app to reach the current tech literate generation[4]. It then launched BroTalk, a dedicated online service for teenage boys, in 2015 as an outreach program to reduce stigma around men seeking mental health support.[5]

National Youth Council

The national youth council is a group of young people from across Canada and a variety of backgrounds, that provides assistance to organization staff, and consults on initiatives undertaken by staff, ranging from donor campaigns to the introduction of new services.

The current Chairperson is Matthew McLaughlin,[6] and the past Chairperson is Ben Sabic.[7] McLaughlin also serves on the board of directors for the organization.

Council Members:[8]

  • Matthew McLaughlin, New Brunswick (Chairperson)
  • Julia Caddy, Alberta (Communication Coordinator)
  • David Fan, Ontario
  • Hailey Noseworthy, Newfoundland
  • Haley Marion McLean, Quebec
  • Harjot Kular, British Columbia
  • Jahmar James, Ontario
  • Kate Lau, Ontario
  • Katie Clarke, Nova Scotia
  • Kieran Drachenberg, Nunavut
  • Laetitia Rajput, Saskatchewan
  • Maxine Joly-Chevrier, Quebec
  • Mehul Gupta, Alberta
  • Nazanin Soghrati, Ontario
  • Phyllis Huang, Ontario
  • River Turner-Martens, Manitoba
  • Zuhal Ahmadi, Ontario

See also

References
  1. "Financial Statement 2019" (PDF). Kids Help Phone. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  2. "Who is Kids Help Phone?". Kids Help Phone. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
  3. "Stats & Resources - Kids Help Phone". Kids Help Phone. Retrieved September 9, 2016.
  4. "About". Jack.org. 2015-06-08. Retrieved 2017-06-15.
  5. "Kids Help Phone launches new 'BroTalk' service for teen boys". CTV News. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
  6. "Our People". Kids Help Phone. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  7. "A new era in support for young people". The Winnipeg Foundation. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  8. "About Us". Kids Help Phone. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
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