Kids Help Phone launches Bro talk

Dana November 3, 2015 Helplines, iCarol, iCarol clients

Reaching out to talk about your problems and stresses can be tough for anyone, especially teens. According to the staff of Kids Help Phone, teen boys are less likely to reach out than their female counterparts, accounting for only 1 in 5 of their contacts. By the time they do contact someone, the situation has often become critical or even life threatening.

In an effort to encourage young men to reach out about any topic, big or small, Kids Help Phone has launched Bro Talk, a service aimed specifically at teen guys. The newly launched website provides information about topics of concern to teen boys, real life stories, an FAQ about the service, and provides multi-channel communication options for them to speak to Kids Help Phone counsellors. Bro Talk was made possible by the Movember Foundation, a global men’s health organization.

We’re honored to be working with Kids Help Phone on this and other projects, and we’d like to thank them for stopping by our Toronto office with some of these cool Bro Talk tee shirts! We think Mike and Spike made the perfect bro models!

Learn more about Bro Talk by visiting the website, and check out the news story below.

Tags: crisis lines, Helplines, iCarol Clients, mental health, suicide prevention

Dana

Dana (She/Her/Hers) joined the iCarol team in 2013 after 12 years of direct service and administrative duties at a blended 2-1-1/crisis intervention/suicide prevention center. As the Communications and Social Media Manager at iCarol, you'll find her presenting Webinars, Tweeting, Blogging, Facebooking, and producing other materials that aid helplines in their work.