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Canadian stars to appear in BԪַUnsinkable YouthBԪַ to support Kids Help Phone

The one-hour program is intended to send a message of hope and gratitude
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Silken Laumann poses for photographs with her plaque as she is inducted into CanadaBԪַs Walk of Fame during an event in Toronto on Saturday, November 7, 2015. Olympic rower Laumann and BԪַNever Have I EverBԪַ star Maitreyi Ramakrishnan will host a star-studded special in support of Kids Help Phone this Friday afternoon.BԪַUnsinkable YouthBԪַ will air on CTV as well as on Facebook and YouTube. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young

Olympic rower Silken Laumann and BԪַNever Have I EverBԪַ star Maitreyi Ramakrishnan will host a star-studded special in support of Kids Help Phone this Friday afternoon.

BԪַUnsinkable YouthBԪַ will air on CTV as well as on Facebook and YouTube.

A news release says the one-hour program is intended to send a message of hope and gratitude, and BԪַraise awareness of the current mental health crisis among Canadian youth.BԪַ

Other celebrities in the special include comedy star Seth Rogen, singer Alessia Cara, and Olympic champion ice dancer Tessa Virtue.

The lineup also includes Jacob Tremblay, Hayley Wickenheiser, Madison Bailey, Johnny Orlando, the Reklaws, Lennon Stella, and Wali Shah.

Laumann founded Unsinkable, a non-profit organization that aims BԪַto connect and empower Canadians to achieve better mental, physical and spiritual health.BԪַ

BԪַKids Help Phone has seen unprecedented numbers in recent weeks BԪַ outreach has more than doubled across Canada,BԪַ Laumann said in a statement.

BԪַClearly, Canadian youth are in crisis and more than ever, they need to be heard, reassured, and empowered during these very uncertain times.BԪַ

According to the statement, outreach to Kids Help Phone also doubled in Nova Scotia following the mass shooting.

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