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Kids Help Phone

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
Facebook
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
Twitter
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/ ↩︎

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