Staying connected during this unprecedented time is vital. Especially for Nova Scotians living with mental illness and addiction. To continue offering supports and services during the COVID-19 pandemic, Nova Scotia Mental Health and Addictions clinicians are supporting their clients through virtual care to minimize the risk of exposure. Visitors are no longer able to spend time with their loved ones in hospital. Ties to circles of support have been cut off.
“Now, more than ever, we need to be innovative and work to find ways to link inpatients and outpatients to the services they need to stay on the path to recovery,” says Starr Cunningham, Mental Health Foundation President & CEO. “We are hoping Nova Scotians who are able to donate, will help us make these vital links possible.”
Linking Nova Scotians with their Loved Ones
The Mental Health Foundation of Nova Scotia is asking YOU to Be The Link. Funds raised will connect Nova Scotians to the supports they so desperately need during the coronavirus pandemic.
“We can’t thank the Mental Health Foundation of Nova Scotia enough for once again responding to the needs of individuals living with mental illness, including addictions and their circumstances,” says Sam Hodder, NSHA Mental Health and Addictions Senior Director. “NSHA Mental Health and Addictions is committed to providing high quality mental health and addictions care and support throughout the pandemic and after.”
To learn more, and to donate to support the more than one in five Nova Scotians who live with mental illness and addiction during this incredibly difficult time, please visit mentalhealthns.ca/bethelink.
PLEASE NOTE
NSHA Mental Health and Addictions Program is here to help. If you or a loved one are experiencing a mental health crisis, please call the Provincial Mental Health Crisis Line (toll-free) 1-888-429-8167. It is available 24/7. View the NSHA Mental Health and Addictions Program’s new online mental health services here. If you would like to self-refer to our Community Mental Health and Addictions clinics, Withdrawal Management Services, or Opioid Replacement and Treatment Program, call (toll-free) 1-855-922-1122, weekdays 8:30 to 4:30*. *This line has voicemail only evenings, weekends, and statutory holidays. For more information review our list of local mental health resourcesand work from home mental health tips.
If you are experiencing an emergency, call 911.