MEDIA ADVISORY - Kids Help Phone Launches Largest Movement for Youth Mental Health Français

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Kids Help Phone

Feb 27, 2023, 06:00 ET

TORONTO, Feb. 27, 2023 /CNW/ - As Canada's only free, 24/7, multilingual, confidential e-mental health support service for young people (ages 5 – 27), Kids Help Phone is a cornerstone in the youth mental health landscape.

Join Kids Help Phone on March 2 for an important announcement on how the organization will help to transform youth mental health in Canada.

WHAT:

Kids Help Phone youth mental health announcement


WHERE:

Event will take place live and virtually to ensure equitable access for media from around the country.
Universal Music Canada
80 Atlantic Ave, Toronto, ON

 

To view a live stream of the event on March 2 at 11:00 a.m. EST, please visit: kidshelpphone.ca/get-involved/press-conference/


WHO:

KIDS HELP PHONE REPRESENTATIVES

  • Katherine Hay, President & CEO, Kids Help Phone
  • Andréanne Deschamps, Vice President & Chief Clinical Operations at Kids Help Phone
  • Laetitia Satam, Co-Chair, National Youth Council, Kids Help Phone
  • Special guests


WHEN:

Thursday, March 2 from 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. EST

  • 10:30 a.m. ET: Doors open
  • 11:00 a.m. ET – Event begins
  • 11:45 a.m. ET – Interview availability with Kids Help Phone immediately following. Please inquire for more information.



1:1 Interviews

  • Thursday, March 2 from 12:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. EST
    • Phone interviews will take place between 12:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. ET
    • Interview slots are available upon request and must be coordinated in advance.


DETAILS:

RSVP

  • Please confirm your attendance via email by March 1 by sending the following information to [email protected]:
    • NAME, OUTLET, CONTACT NUMBER, EMAIL
  • NOTE: Attendees encouraged to pre-register online and scan the resulting QR code for entry: Pre-Registration Link


About Kids Help Phone

Kids Help Phone is Canada's only 24/7 e-mental health service offering free, confidential, multilingual support to young people. As the country's virtual care expert, we give millions of youth a safe, trusted space to talk over phone or through text or in self-directed supports in any moment of crisis or need. Through our digital transformation, we envision a future where every person in Canada is able to feel out loud and get the support they need, when they need it most. Kids Help Phone gratefully relies on the generosity of donors, volunteers, stakeholder partners, corporate partners and governments to fuel and fund our programs. Learn more at KidsHelpPhone.ca.

SOURCE Kids Help Phone

Media requiring further information, wishing to book an interview or RSVP, please contact: Kait Ward, Weber Shandwick for Kids Help Phone: (647) 970-5248 or [email protected]

Organization Profile

Kids Help Phone