¶ Kids Help Phone
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Kids Help Phone is a Canadian nongovernmental organization based in Toronto, Ontario.
¶ History
Kids Help Phone purchased advertising airtime from the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) in the 2020-2022 period.[1]
Kids Help Phone participated as a partner in the This Is Our Shot campaign to mass advertise COVID-19 vaccines.[2]
On July 5, 2023, Kids Help Phone announced it had partnered with the Vector Institute for Artificial Intelligence to deploy an artificial intelligence program to analyze the contents of calls from young people seeking mental health assistance.[3]
¶ Organization
Kids Help Phone is partnered with or a member of:
- 19 to Zero[4]
- Canadian Mental Health Association[5]
- C.D. Howe Institute[6]
Kids Help Phone is a client of the On Canada Project.[7]
¶ Personnel
| Name | Position | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Tom Closson | Volunteer[8] | Tom Closson Consulting, MaRS Discovery District |
¶ Funding
Kids Help Phone is funded by:[9][10]
- Air Miles
- Aon
- Azrieli Foundation
- Bank of Montreal (BMO)
- Beedie Foundation
- Bell Canada
- BetterHelp
- Bluenotes
- Boston Pizza Foundation Future Prospects
- Brian Bronfman Family Foundation
- Brookfield Global Integrated Solutions
- Byler Foundation
- Cadillac Fairview
- Calgary Flames Foundation
- Calgary Foundation
- Calgary Shaw Charity Classic Foundation
- Canada Health Infoway
- Canada Life
- Canada Post Community Foundation
- Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC)
- Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association
- Canucks for Kids Fund (CFKF)
- Cash Money
- Cenovus Energy
- Center for Disaster Philanthropy (CDP)
- CIBC Children's Foundation
- Cineplex
- Cisco
- Coaching Association of Canada
- Co-operators
- Desjardins Foundation
- Digital Extremes
- Dollar A Day Foundation
- Earlston Investments
- Edmonton Oilers Community Foundation
- Ellie Mae Studios
- Entripy
- Farm Business Consultants (FBC)
- Farrow
- Fast Foundation
- FCR Thriving Neighbourhoods Foundation
- Fortis
- Friends First Foundation
- Fyfe Foundation
- Giant Tiger
- Godin Family Foundation
- Government of Alberta
- Government of Canada
- Government of Manitoba
- Government of New Brunswick
- Government of Northwest Territories
- Government of Nova Scotia
- Government of Ontario
- Government of Saskatchewan
- Graham Burton Foundation
- Greenrock Real Estate Advisors
- Grey Birch Foundation
- Griffith Family Trust
- Grocery Foundation
- Gulshan & Pyarali G. Nanji Family Foundation
- Halifax Youth Foundation
- Halton Region Community Investment Fund (HRCIF)
- Hamilton Foundation for Student Success (HFSS)
- Hewitt Foundation
- Honda Canada Foundation
- Hudson's Bay Foundation
- Hunter Family Foundation (HFF)
- Husky Energy
- Hydro One
- Hylcan Foundation
- Hyundai
- Intact Foundation
- Inter Pipeline
- J & W Murphy Foundation
- Johnson & Johnson
- Johnston Group
- Kal Tire
- Kate Spade New York
- Keyera
- Lactalis Canada
- Landmark Cinemas
- Lang Family Foundation
- Ledcor Group
- Levelwear
- Leyland Insurance Solutions
- Linda Young Foundation
- London Drugs
- Maple Lodge Farms Foundation
- Marshalls
- MaxWell Realty
- Maybelline
- McGuire Family Foundation
- Medavie
- Medtronic
- Mental Health Foundation of Nova Scotia
- Micco Companies
- Military Family Services (MFS)
- Miravo Healthcare
- Moller Family Foundation
- Mucho Burrito
- National Hockey League Players Association (NHLPA)
- Nestlé
- Northpine Foundation
- Oakville Community Foundation
- Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation (OSSTF)
- Ontario Teachers Insurance Plan (OTIP)
- Patrick and Barbara Keenan Foundation
- Peter & Catherine Clark Family Foundation
- PPI
- Prospera Credit Union
- R K Grant Family Foundation
- RBC Foundation
- Riot Games
- Royal Bank of Canada (RBC)
- Saskatchewan Roughriders Foundation
- ScotDance Canada
- Shaw Birdies for Kids
- Shell
- Shorcan
- Slaight Family Foundation
- Sobeys
- Sony Music
- The Source
- Sovereign Insurance
- Steele Auto Group
- Stober Foundation
- Sun Life Financial
- Tangerine Bank
- TD Bank Group
- TD Securities Underwriting Hope Fund
- TD SYNNEX
- TELUS Friendly Future Foundation
- Tenaquip Foundation
- Thriftys Family of Brands
- TikTok
- Tim Hortons Foundation Camps
- Toronto Developers
- Turquoise Hill Resources
- Universal Music Group (UMG)
- Vale
- VOCM Cares Foundation
- Walmart
- Walt Disney Company
- Warner Music Group (WMG)
- Wawanesa Insurance
- Werklund Foundation
- Wheaton Precious Metals
- Whitehorse Liquidity Partners
- Windsor Foundation
- Winnipeg Foundation
- Wise Family Foundation
- Wishbone Project
- Wolridge Foundation
- Y.S. Educational Foundation
¶ External links
Final Release Package A-2023-00059 CBC, Advertising Companies. CBC/Radio-Canada. Retrieved October 1, 2023, from https://archive.org/details/final-release-package-a-2023-00059-cbc-advertising-companies ↩︎
Home. This Is Our Shot Canada. Retrieved July 14, 2023, from https://web.archive.org/web/20230714200256/https://thisisourshot.ca/ ↩︎
Ireland, N. (2023, July 5). Kids Help Phone seeking help from AI tech to meet demand for mental health support. CTV News Toronto; The Canadian Press. http://archive.today/2023.07.05-182243/https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/kids-help-phone-seeking-help-from-ai-tech-to-meet-demand-for-mental-health-support-1.6467525 ↩︎
A Healthier Future. 19 to Zero. Retrieved April 3, 2023, from https://web.archive.org/web/20230403114456/https://www.19tozero.ca/ ↩︎
Impact Report 2021. (2021, September). Canadian Mental Health Association. https://web.archive.org/web/20240204090234mp_/https://cmha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/CMHA-ImpactReport2021-ENG-Tagged-FINAL-ua.pdf ↩︎
MacKinnon, H. L., & Robson, W. B. P. Annual Report 2019. C.D. Howe Institute. Retrieved November 9, 2022, from https://web.archive.org/web/20240802120521mp_/https://www.cdhowe.org/sites/default/files/2019 AR_English.pdf ↩︎
Home. The On Canada Project. Retrieved October 14, 2022, from https://web.archive.org/web/20240121005918mp_/https://oncanadaproject.ca/ ↩︎
Tom Closson. LinkedIn. Retrieved July 5, 2023, from https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-closson-027b2b8/ ↩︎
Our Supporters. Kids Help Phone. Retrieved July 6, 2023, from https://web.archive.org/web/20240225025007mp_/https://kidshelpphone.ca/get-involved/our-impact-supporters/our-supporters/ ↩︎
Our Supporters. Kids Help Phone. Retrieved November 30, 2021, from http://archive.today/2021.11.30-150626/https://kidshelpphone.ca/get-involved/our-impact-supporters/our-supporters/ ↩︎