Resources for Mental Health and Wellness:

Provincial Mental Health Crisis Line toll-free at 1-888-429-8167 

Services and community resources

Mental health and addictions services

If you or a family member needs help, you can self-refer to a mental health or addictions clinic, service or program through the Nova Scotia Health Authority or IWK Health Centre.

Call toll-free: 1-855-922-1122 (Monday to Friday, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm)

Youth outreach programs

Youth outreach programs provide support like mentoring, referrals, food delivery and counselling.

Grief and bereavement services

Grief and bereavement services are available to the families and friends of patients referred to palliative care.

Helplines

811

For non-emergency advice and information about mental health and addictions, call 811.

211 Helplines

If you have concerns about your safety and well-being, or the safety of others, you can call a helpline for men, women or all genders. These helplines are free, confidential and available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Call toll-free: 211

Crisis Text Line

Crisis Text Line is available for adults who are going through a difficult time and need someone to text with. This service is free and available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Special support is available for frontline workers

Text NSSTRONG to 741741

Frontline workers: text FRONTLINE to 741741

Good2Talk Nova Scotia

Good2Talk Nova Scotia provides support for university and college students.

Call toll-free: 1-833-292-3698

Text GOOD2TALKNS to 686868

Kids Help Phone

Kids Help Phone is a national helpline for young people between the ages of 5 and 20. Confidential and anonymous support is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. You can phone to speak with a trained counsellor. You can also text to reach a trained volunteer crisis responder.

Provincial Mental Health Crisis Line

If you’re experiencing a mental health or addictions crisis, or are concerned about someone who is, the Provincial Mental Health Crisis Line is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Call toll-free: 1-888-429-8167

Online support

First responders’ mental health

Mental health resources for first responders and their families, employers and colleagues.

HealthyMindsNS

HealthyMindsNS provides online mental health support for university and college students.

MindWell-U

MindWell-U is a free 30-day mindfulness challenge that helps lower stress and improve wellbeing. It takes 5 minutes a day.

Self-care during grief

Advice for how to take care of yourself while you’re grieving.

Therapy Assistance Online

Therapy Assistance Online (TAO) is a free and confidential online resource with interactive activities and videos for people facing mental health challenges. It includes activities on a variety of topics, and you can choose which ones you want to explore.

Wellness Together Canada

Wellness Together Canada can connect you with support, resources and counselling for mental health and substance use.

https://mha.nshealth.ca/en

The link above has valuable resources and information 

Mental Health and Addictions Intake NSHA

If you need help with a mental health or addiction concern, our team is here to help. 

Real people Monday – Friday, 8:30am to 4:30pm. Voicemail evenings, weekends, and holidays.

1-855-922-1122

Private local therapist in the HRM

Click here to find private therapy in the HRM

Mental Health Training for Coaches: 

https://coach.ca/mental-health-sport 

Online resources 

https://www.anxietycanada.com/ 

Apps - helpful to explain and use mindfulness exercises

Mindshift 

SBT (Stop Breathe Think)