A clear pathway for impact, partnership, and meaningful outcomes.
TLC for Kids foundation partnerships create immediate, measurable impact for children and families facing fear, stress, and emotionally challenging healthcare moments. Foundations searching for strong models, clarity, accountability, and genuine outcomes will instantly understand how to work with us and what impact their support creates.
The Problem We Solve
Children, families, and clinicians regularly encounter moments of intense anxiety, fear, and distress. Procedural anxiety affects a large proportion of children undergoing medical care, influencing cooperation, recovery, and long term wellbeing.
Source: Royal Children’s Hospital
Positive distraction is widely recognised as an evidence based way to reduce pain and distress during procedures.
Source: WHO
TLC for Kids ensures no child or family faces these moments without immediate support.
How TLC for Kids Foundation Partnerships Work
TLC for Kids provides digital and physical tools to reduce stress and anxiety, along with wraparound programs that support children, families, and healthcare professionals.
Our Four Core Services
Rapid TLC Service
Immediate practical relief delivered within 24 to 48 hours for families facing crisis.
TLC Distraction Box Program
A trusted clinical tool used more than 16.6 million times across 400 plus hospitals in Australia and New Zealand to reduce fear and distress during procedures.
TLC Ambulance
A specialised memory making service for palliative and high needs children, now operating in Victoria and South Australia.
Tap 2 Distract App
A free and ad free digital calm tool, delivering over 1.5 million minutes of positive distraction and now used in more than 70 countries.
Our Theory of Change
Our model is simple, scalable, and proven.
Inputs:
Clinical expertise, volunteers, digital tools, program partnerships, 27 years of frontline experience.
Activities:
Rapid relief, procedural distraction, therapeutic transport, digital calm strategies, education support, and family centred engagement.
Outputs:
Faster relief, reduced anxiety, more successful procedures, improved coping, increased clinical efficiency.
Outcomes:
- Better healthcare experiences for children and families
- Less fear and anxiety during procedures
- Improved clinician workflow and cooperation
- Stronger community wellbeing
- Earlier intervention for stress and distress
- Scalable access to tools that work across hospitals, schools, homes, First Nations communities, and regional settings
Our Impact
Every moment matters.
- Over 17 million moments of relief delivered since 1998
- 3,850 instances of support every day
- 16.6 million uses of TLC Distraction Boxes
- Tap 2 Distract used in more than 70 countries
- 400 plus hospital partnerships across Australia and New Zealand
- More than 52,000 children and families directly supported through Rapid TLC and core services
This impact is drawn from audited reporting, program dashboards, hospital usage data, and internal measurement systems.
Why Foundations Partner With Us
Foundations choose TLC for Kids because we offer:
Evidence based services
Built with clinicians, psychologists, paramedics, teachers, and parents.
Scalable solutions
Digital and physical programs ready to expand nationally and internationally.
Fast implementation
Programs can be deployed within weeks, not months, with minimal administrative burden.
High value investment
Our tools deliver significant outcomes for a low cost per impact.
Reliable data and reporting
Clear KPIs, consistent metrics, region specific usage data, and funder tailored reporting.
Proven trust and credibility
Over 27 years serving hospitals, ambulance services, health networks, and community organisations.
Foundation Partnership Opportunities
We welcome collaboration with foundations aligned with child health, wellbeing, mental health, digital innovation, and community support.
Opportunities include:
- Program expansion in priority regions
- Digital innovation and R&D for Tap 2 Distract
- Training, education, and community outreach
- TLC Ambulance expansion to new states and territories
- Support for Rapid TLC and TLC Distraction Boxes
- Research, evaluation, and impact measurement partnerships
- School and early learning mental health rollouts
- First Nations and regional health support initiatives
Accountability and Reporting
We provide:
- Quarterly and annual impact reports
- Real time program dashboards
- Demonstrated outcomes and KPIs
- Child Safe compliance
- Strong financial governance
- Safe, secure data management practices
- ACNC reporting and transparent oversight
Connect With Us
If you are part of a foundation or trust seeking practical, evidence based, high impact programs, we would love to hear from you.
References
¹ Royal Children’s Hospital, Kids Health Info, Procedural Anxiety
² WHO
Theory of Change (TLC for Kids)
A simple and scalable model for reducing stress, anxiety, and emotional overwhelm for children, families, and healthcare professionals.
Inputs
Resources that power the work:
- 27 years of service delivery
- Clinical partnerships and hospital networks
- Trained clinicians, paramedics, teachers, and volunteers
- Digital tools and program infrastructure
- Donor and foundation investment
- Child Safe systems, safeguarding frameworks, and governance
Activities
What TLC for Kids delivers every day:
- Rapid crisis relief
- Procedural distraction through Distraction Boxes
- Memory making and therapeutic transport through the TLC Ambulance
- Digital calm and positive distraction through Tap 2 Distract
- Family support and education
- Training for clinicians, schools, and community services
Outputs
Tangible evidence of delivery:
- Moments of relief
- Reduced anxiety and distress
- Faster and more successful clinical procedures
- Improved coping for children and families
- Increased capacity for clinicians
- High engagement across hospitals, clinics, schools, and homes
Immediate Outcomes
Short term changes that occur:
- Calmer children during procedures
- Reduced fear and distress
- Increased cooperation with clinical and health routines
- Fewer delays caused by anxiety
- Improved experiences for families
Long Term Outcomes
Lasting, measurable impact:
- Better healthcare experiences
- Stronger emotional wellbeing
- Positive coping skills across childhood and adolescence
- Improved trust and engagement with healthcare
- Stronger community wellbeing
- Scalable access to fast, practical mental health support
Ultimate Impact
Children, families, and clinicians experience immediate relief in the moments that matter most, leading to healthier emotional development, stronger family resilience, and more effective healthcare environments nationwide.
TLC for Kids Foundation Partnerships That Deliver Immediate Impact
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