Kids Help Phone

Kids Help Phone is a Canadian organization that offers 24/7 e-mental health services to youth across the country. The organization provides support in multiple languages, including Plains Cree, Severn Ojibwe, Ukrainian, Russian, Pashto, Dari, Mandarin, and Arabic. Kids Help Phone offers professional counselling services over the phone and through online chat, as well as crisis support via text by messaging CONNECT to 686868. The organization also features a Peer-to-Peer Community space where youth can connect and share their stories, and a Feel Out Loud Community Creator Space for sharing creative content.

Kids Help Phone provides a variety of resources on topics such as bullying, COVID-19, dating, sex and consent, eating disorders, equity, and more. They offer tools and resources to help build skills and improve wellness, including quizzes, games, and activities. The organization has specific action plans for supporting Black youth and newcomer youth, as well as resources for First Nations, Inuit, and Métis youth. Additionally, Kids Help Phone offers a directory to search for physical or virtual support programs and services available to kids, teens, and young adults across Canada.

The organization provides safety planning tools and resources, insights and data on common mental health topics such as anxiety, bullying, COVID-19, depression, and discrimination, and resources for supporting a young person in your life. Kids Help Phone also offers tips, information, and real-life stories from other youth to help those in need.