{"id":95389,"date":"2022-05-13T15:03:56","date_gmt":"2022-05-13T19:03:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/?p=95389"},"modified":"2022-05-13T15:03:56","modified_gmt":"2022-05-13T19:03:56","slug":"kids-help-phones-finding-hope-supports-indigenous-youths-mental-health-nationwide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/en\/kids-help-phones-finding-hope-supports-indigenous-youths-mental-health-nationwide\/","title":{"rendered":"Kids Help Phone\u2019s \u2018Finding Hope\u2019 supports Indigenous youth\u2019s mental health nationwide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Kids Help Phone and Sobeys have partnered up this spring for an action plan called \u201cFinding Hope\u201d- that supports Indigenous youth across the county. In current day, the goal is to increase Indigenous counseling and crisis response by 20 percent, along with maximizing Indigenous access to counselling. Their goal is to help connect Indigenous youth to virtual counselling and crisis response programs one million times by 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Deanna Dunham, director of Indigenous Initiatives and Equity Programs says that the program will include 37 actions that involves inclusion and building awareness services.<\/p>\n<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-95389-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Kids-help-Phone-Clip-01.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Kids-help-Phone-Clip-01.mp3\">https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Kids-help-Phone-Clip-01.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-95399\" src=\"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/DeannaDunham-333x500.jpg\" alt=\"Image of Deanna Dunham, director of Indigenous Initiatives and Equity Programs\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/DeannaDunham-333x500.jpg 333w, https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/DeannaDunham-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/DeannaDunham-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/DeannaDunham-500x750.jpg 500w, https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/DeannaDunham-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/DeannaDunham-143x215.jpg 143w, https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/DeannaDunham-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Dunham says that in 2017, Indigenous youth were in a greater need for mental health support due to having less access in their communities.<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-95389-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Kids-help-phone-clip-02-1.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Kids-help-phone-clip-02-1.mp3\">https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Kids-help-phone-clip-02-1.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>Dunham also talks about two other programs that Kids Help Phone offers Indigenous communities.<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-95389-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Kids-Help-phone-clip-03-2.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Kids-Help-phone-clip-03-2.mp3\">https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Kids-Help-phone-clip-03-2.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>Dunham says that it\u2019s important to support Indigenous communities as best they can in the work they do.<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-95389-4\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Kids-Help-Phone-clip-04.mp3?_=4\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Kids-Help-Phone-clip-04.mp3\">https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Kids-Help-Phone-clip-04.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>For more information about this program, visit to reach out for help <a href=\"https:\/\/kidshelpphone.ca\/get-involved\/finding-hope\">kidshelpphone.ca\/get-involved\/finding-hope<\/a> or call 1-800-668-6868<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Do you have a story idea? Connect with me at <a href=\"mailto:daniel@windspeakermedia.com\">daniel@windspeakermedia.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kids Help Phone and Sobeys have partnered up this spring for an action plan called \u201cFinding Hope\u201d- that supports Indigenous youth across the county. In current day, the goal is to increase Indigenous counseling and crisis response by 20 percent, along with maximizing Indigenous access to counselling. 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