As a steadfast partner to the historic Feel
Out Loud movement, the Foundation's gift will provide youth in
Atlantic Canada with a safe space
for their feelings to go
TORONTO, Sept. 10,
2024 /CNW/ - Today, Kids Help Phone announced a
$1 million gift from the J&W
Murphy Foundation in support of the mental health and wellness of
young people in Atlantic Canada.
This transformational gift, made possible by the foundation, will
help Kids Help Phone scale its programs across Nova Scotia and throughout Atlantic Canada to meet the growing needs of
young people today and for generations to come.
Kids Help Phone's Feel Out Loud movement, the largest youth
mental health movement in Canada's
history, aims to revolutionize mental health care for every young
person. The J&W Murphy Foundation's donation will help bring
this vision to life by delivering clinical services across every
corner of Atlantic Canada, advancing equity for all youth in the
region and transforming the landscape of e-mental health.
J&W Murphy Foundation is mobilizing people across
Atlantic Canada in support of
youth and their mental health. Until December 31, 2024, the J&W Murphy Foundation
will triple all donations made to KHP by people in Atlantic Canada. To join the movement and
unlock hope for more youth to thrive, donate now at
KidsHelpPhone.ca/AtlanticMatch.
FAST FACTS
- Kids Help Phone has supported young people over 20 million
times since the onset of COVID-19, and this number continues to
grow every day.
- 74% of service users from Atlantic
Canada live in rural communities or small towns.
- In 2023, KHP reported a 22% increase in service volume in
Atlantic Canada compared to
2022
- In Atlantic Canada, Kids Help
Phone provides services to youth nearly 600 times every day.
- On average, 75% of young people who reach out to KHP share
something they've never shared with anyone else.
- On average, 88% of young people feel better after connecting
with Kids Help Phone.
QUOTES
"For over 60 years the J&W Murphy Family has been committed
to investing in communities across Atlantic Canada. When they saw the mental
health crisis affecting young people in the region they partnered
with Kids Help Phone to find a solution. This gift will help us
transform Atlantic Canada's youth
e-mental health system through the power of unparalleled data,
partnerships and innovation, unlocking hope and support for young
people to thrive," said Katherine
Hay, President & CEO, Kids Help Phone.
"At a time when there's been a significant uptick in demand for
mental health care among young people, the J&W Murphy
Foundation is grateful for this opportunity to partner with Kids
Help Phone to ensure that our youth have access to the support they
need, when they need it most. We are passionate advocates of Kids
Help Phone's Feel Out Loud movement and are honoured to support KHP
to ensure support and services reach each community in Atlantic Canada.
We encourage Atlantic Canadians to join us in supporting Kids
Help Phone, knowing that every dollar donated will be matched (x3)
by our foundation, expanding our impact for youth in Atlantic Canada. Our society is only just
beginning to recognize the scale of the youth mental health crisis
coming out of the pandemic, but together, we can make a profound
difference in the lives of young people across our region." said
Lisa Murphy, Co-Chair, J&W
Murphy Foundation.
About Feel Out Loud
Kids Help Phone's Feel Out Loud
movement, a $300 million fundraising
campaign is the largest movement for youth mental health in
Canada's history. The campaign is
aimed at providing young people support without obstacles and help
with any hardship. Because no challenge is too big, and no feeling
is too small for Kids Help Phone.
About Kids Help Phone
Kids Help Phone is Canada's only 24/7 national, e-mental health
service offering free, confidential, multi-lingual support to young
people. As the country's virtual care expert, we give millions of
youth a safe, trusted space to Feel Out Loud over the phone,
through text, or in self-directed supports for any moment of crisis
or need. The Feel Out Loud campaign is the largest movement for
youth mental health in Canada's
history - it will raise $300 million
to unlock hope for young people to thrive in their worlds. 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.
About J&W Murphy Foundation
The J&W Murphy
Foundation was founded in 2008 by the late Janet and Bill Murphy, long-time residents of
Liverpool, Nova Scotia, as a
vehicle to give back to the community. The Foundation contributes
to a wide variety of charitable causes.
SOURCE Kids Help Phone