Redefine help with youth mental health data

In the age of AI, trust means stewarding data with the utmost care. Our dataset is more than numbers: it’s a credible blueprint for research, innovation and systems change. Through accelerator^KHP, we can responsibly use data to generate insights, inform policy, act on our commitments to Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accessibility (IDEA) and redefine help.

It starts with a national youth mental health dataset — scaled, structured and secure — built on trust.

🛡100% anonymous and de-identified (no personally identifiable information, or PII)

🚫 No reporting from datasets with fewer than 100 records

🔐 Hosted in Canada and aligned with legal, ethical and funding principles

Keep scrolling to explore what’s possible when human experience, data, insights, innovation and impact converge!

Each de-identified conversation with a young person is a signal we can learn from — and act on. With techniques such as topic modelling and language-trend analysis, we can translate frontline interactions into actionable insights.

What we’re learning from young people across Canada includes:

• Emotional patterns (e.g. spikes in feelings of loneliness around holidays, etc.)
• Structural access gaps (e.g. rural youth relying on KHP’s online messaging service due to limited cell coverage, etc.)
• Equity signals (e.g. Indigenous and Black youth accessing our services at more than twice their population share, etc.)

In Canada, a young person’s location can limit their access to support. But help shouldn’t be hard to find — no matter where you are. KHP’s service-gap mapping tool uses youth mental health data to surface Service Deserts — areas with high youth populations and limited or no access to mental health support.

Our approach combines:

• geographic heatmaps
• demographics
• infrastructure access
• KHP service data

And our insights are used to:

• identify gaps in access to support
• pinpoint regions with unmet needs
• strengthen funding proposals for equitable resource distribution
• bridge the physical–digital divide

When “fine” doesn’t mean fine, our data and research can help us connect with young people who may otherwise be left out.

Service Deserts spotlight: Nova Scotia

Population size doesn’t necessarily predict wellness service availability. In Hants County, youth mental health data mapping shows high demand and limited supply — while Richmond County appears comparatively well resourced. This kind of niche insight is already influencing KHP’s outreach and government engagement.

You can support a mapping initiative in your community by funding a provincial project with accelerator^KHP!

Resources Around Me is Canada’s largest, most trustworthy directory of online and in-person support programs, services and apps. It’s continuously updated, modular, privacy-safe and equity-centred. Young people can search more than 40,000 verified listings — with full autonomy to navigate what fits their needs, identities and locations.

Core resource categories include:

• basic needs
• mental health and well-being
• substance use
• violence and abuse
• education and employment
• culturally specific services
• digital wellness tools

State-of-the-art, accessible functionality (designed with and for youth!) includes:

• geo-intelligent search with smart filtering
• real-time updates from KHP’s national backend infrastructure
• identity-based filtering
• mobile and web optimization
• structured metadata and tagging
• seamless integration with a secure iframe

Request the secure, easy-to-embed and maintenance-free Resources Around Me widget by contacting accelerator^KHP!