Youth Mental Health Service Deserts: A Data Science-Driven Approach
Enabled by leading North American bank, BMO, this session explores how Kids Help Phone and BMO have partnered to use advanced data science to build tools that pinpoint Service Deserts. This service-gap mapping and data-visualization project is pinpointing unmet needs and breaking the physical / digital divide so more young people can access support when and where they need it most. The impact of this work is powerful as it will enable Kids Help Phone to strategically plan service offerings to fill these gaps when mapping it to where our users are reaching us as well as enable applied research and policy changing insights.
Speakers
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Jenny YuenGroup Head & EVP, People, Culture & Partnerships, Kids Help PhoneJenny Yuen
Group Head & EVP, People, Culture & Partnerships, Kids Help Phone
Jenny Yuen serves as the Group Head & EVP, People, Culture & Partnerships at Kids Help Phone, where she oversees the organization's partnership strategy and leads its people - the heart of the organization - to drive KHP’s bold strategic objectives. Under her leadership, Jenny is transforming the way young people access and engage with mental health services across Canada. With deep expertise in brand integration and purpose-driven collaboration, Jenny has spearheaded top-tier corporate and government partnerships for two of Canada’s leading charities: Yee Hong Community Wellness Foundation and Kids Help Phone. Her success in community engagement has shaped her leadership of KHP’s corporate and government portfolios, which she has evolved into an integrated partnership strategy. This strategy engages stakeholders at both the community and national levels to amplify their collective impact. Jenny brings a multidisciplinary approach that encompasses partnerships, philanthropy, corporate and community engagement, sponsorship, volunteer leadership development, and the creation of systems to execute cross-functional and enterprise-wide programs. With leadership experience spanning both regional and national responsibilities, Jenny has honed her ability to plan centrally while executing locally. She fosters a team-centered, results-oriented approach that creates synergies across diverse stakeholders.
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Anjana SudharshanNational Youth Council Member at Kids Help PhoneAnjana Sudharshan
National Youth Council Member at Kids Help Phone
Anjana Sudharshan is passionate about collaborating with like-minded individuals to help spread awareness about the importance of mental health and well-being. Her own experiences and work in mental health research led her to joining the National Youth Council (NYC) at Kids Help Phone to connect with and help other youth, and reduce the stigma surrounding mental health. Anjana is currently studying life sciences at McMaster University, with an interest in public health and science communication. She hopes to continue supporting youth-led mental health initiatives with the NYC to help increase access to and awareness of mental health resources and create safer spaces for youth to express themselves. In her spare time, she enjoys birdwatching and singing.
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Eric MorrowManaging Director, Data Science & AI, BMOEric Morrow
Managing Director, Data Science & AI, BMO
Eric is currently the Managing Director of the Enterprise Data Science & AI group within BMO's Data and Analytics (DnA) organization. As a horizontal function within BMO, his team of data scientists and ML engineers engage with groups and services across the organization to develop anything from data-driven insights to production ML/AI-based solutions on topics spanning price optimization to cybersecurity-threat detection and beyond. Eric is also a champion of BMO's Purpose Program that seeks to enhance the data, analytics and AI capabilities of our partner non-profits and charities, enabling them to better serve their communities. Prior to BMO, Eric worked in the aerospace industry on spacecraft development and robotic operations on the International Space Station. He has also worked in the exploration geophysics field on innovative gravity measurement systems. He holds a PhD in geophysics from Harvard University and Masters degrees in physics and aerospace engineering from the University of Toronto.