Nova Scotia Mental Health Resources
PROVINCIAL SUPPORT
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Visit your local emergency department, call 911 or the hotlines below.
Mental Health Crisis Line
902.429.8167 or 1.888.429.8167
Kids Help Phone
1-800-668-6868 or text CONNECT to 686868
Nova Scotia Health Mental Health & Addictions
Mental Health and Addictions Peer Support
Call toll free at 1-800-307-1686
Hours of opertation:
Wednesday to Friday - 5:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. Atlantic Time
Saturdays and Sundays - 11:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. Atlantic Time
Closed Mondays and Tuesdays
Visit their website for more information.
Nova Scotia Health Mental Health & Addictions Intake
Phone: 902-424-8866
Toll Free: 1-855-922-1122
Real people Monday – Friday, 8:30am to 4:30pm. Voicemail evenings, weekends, and holidays.
IWK Health Centre Central Intake Service
Toll Free: 1-855-922-1122
Nova Scotia Government Resources
Regional Support
Annapolis Valley
Mental Health & Addiction Services 1-855-273-7110
CMHA Annapolis County Branch: 902.665.4801
CMHA Kings County Branch: 902.679.7464
Cape Breton
CMHA Cape Breton Branch: 902.567.7905
Emergency Crisis Services: 902.567.8000
Adult Outpatient Services: 902.567.7730
Inverness Mental Health Clinic: 902.258.2100
Seniors Mental Health Program: 902.567.7730
Adult Services: 902.667.7951 Child and Adolescent Services: 902.567.7731
Colchester-East Hants
Mental Health & Addicitions Services: 902.896.2606 or 1.844.855.6688
CMHA Colchester/East Hants Branch: 902.895.4211
Cumberland
Mental Health & Addictions Services: 902.667.3879 or 1.844.855.6688
Guysborough, Antigonish, Strait
Mental Health & Addictions Services: 1.888.291.3535
Halifax Regional Municipality
Community Mental Health Clinics are staffed by a team of professionals who provide a range of services to help people manage their mental illness and improve their mental health. Services are available at no cost to adults:
Bayers Road Community Mental Health: 902.454.1400
Bedford/Sackville Community Mental Health: 902.865.3663
Cole Harbour/Eastern HRM Community Mental Health: 902.434.3263
Dartmouth Community Mental Health: 902.466.1830
West Hants Community Mental Health: 902.792.2042 Addiction Services : 1.866.340.6700 Mental Health Services: 1.888.429.8167
Pictou County
Mental Health & Addictions Services: 1.844.855.6688 Pictou County Health Authority, Child, Adolescent Mental Health Services 902.755.1137
CMHA Pictou Branch: 902.752.5578
South West Nova
Mental Health & Addictions Services 1.844.380.4324
CMHA Yarmouth, Digby, Shelburne Branch: 902.742.0222
South Shore
Mental Health & Addictions Services: 1.877.334.3431
CMHA Lunenburg County Chapter: 902.543.7082
Additional Mental Health Organizations
Healthy Minds Navigator
A health care cooperative providing a variety of peer-based services to people living with mental illness and their families, including assistance with navigating the mental health system. www.healthyminds.ca
902.404.3504
Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) – Nova Scotia Division
The Canadian Mental Health Association Nova Scotia Division is part of a nation-wide charitable organization that promotes the mental health of all and supports the resilience and recovery of people experiencing mental illness.
novascotia.cmha.ca
902.466.6600
Eating Disorders Nova Scotia
Eating Disorders Nova Scotia (EDNS) is a community based organization that offers peer support for individuals with eating disorders, and for their families, friends and partners.
eatingdisordersns.ca 902.229.8436
Laing House
A drop-in centre for youth aged 16–29 living with a mood disorder, psychosis and/or anxiety disorder.
lainghouse.org 902.425.9018
Hope for Mental Health
Support for families of and people living with schizophrenia.
www.hope4mentalhealth.ca 902.465.2601
Self Help Connection
A self-help resource centre for more than 500 groups in Nova Scotia.
selfhelpconnection.ca 902.466.2011
Strongest Families Institute
Strongest Families Institute is a not-for-profit corporation providing evidence-based services to children and families seeking help for mental health and other issues impacting health and well-being. We provide timely care to families by teaching skills through our unique distance coaching approach – supporting families over the phone and the Internet in the comfort and privacy of their own homes. Strongest Families provides family-centred care that is customized to their needs.
strongestfamilies.com 1.866.470.7111