Tell me about Crisis Texting Service for Kids of Canadian Armed Forces Families
Crisis Texting Service for Kids of Canadian Armed Forces Families
A free, confidential text line for children, youth and young adults in military families, run through Kids Help Phone. Text CAFKIDS to 686868, day or night, to reach a trained crisis responder. You can talk about moves, a parent being deployed, changing schools, anxiety, depression, self-harm or anything else.
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Who qualifies:
- You are a child, youth or young adult
- Your family is a Canadian Armed Forces family
- You live in Canada
What you need to apply:
- A phone that can send texts
We last read this on 6 October 2026. That was a while ago, so please check their own website before you rely on it, and tell us below if something changed.
How to reach them
- Apply on their website.
- Come back here and tell us if it worked.
Other ways, if that one is quiet
- Text lineText line: Text CAFKIDS to 686868
Where else they are
Their website is cfmws.ca/.../crisis-texting-service.
Good to know
- For whomChildren, youth and young adults from Canadian Armed Forces families living in Canada.
- CostFree
- Their stepsText the word CAFKIDS to 686868. A trained crisis responder will text you back.
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We read this on their own website on 6 October 2026.
Read from: cfmws.ca/.../crisis-texting-service.
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