October 20, 2026
The Mental Health Foundation of Nova Scotia is proud to partner with Veterans Affairs Canada and Landing Strong to support the mental health and well-being of veterans and their families.
Through a three-year investment of $2,272,188 from Veterans Affairs Canada via the Mental Health Foundation of Nova Scotia, Landing Strong’s Removing the Camouflage initiative will provide intensive day treatment for veterans and family members affected by post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and operational stress injuries (OSIs).
Removing the Camouflage is designed to help veterans and their families take an active role in their recovery, providing access to empirically supported, clinically led treatment in their home communities in a timely and barrier-free way.
“Behind every Veteran living with PTSD or an operational stress injury is a family whose life is also affected,” said Minister Jill McKnight, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence. “Through the Veteran and Family Well-Being Fund, our government is proud to support Landing Strong’s Removing the Camouflage initiative, helping Veterans and their loved ones access timely, evidence-based care in their own communities. By strengthening support for families and improving access to care, we are helping Veterans and their loved ones navigate recovery together and ensuring they know they are not facing these challenges alone.”
For the team at Landing Strong, this investment means more opportunities to provide meaningful mental health support to veterans and their families.
“For many veterans, the camouflage remains long after the uniform comes off, concealing pain they have carried alone,” says Belinda Seagram, Executive Director at Landing Strong. “At Landing Strong, veterans can show up as themselves and find a community that shares in their challenges and celebrates their successes. This grant allows us to build on our programs, offer increased addictions support, enhance community engagement, and provide more support for Veteran families who are very much on this journey with them.”
The new investment builds on a longstanding relationship between Landing Strong, Veterans Affairs Canada and the Mental Health Foundation of Nova Scotia. In 2019, the Foundation received federal funding to support Landing Strong and its work with veterans and their families.
“The Foundation is proud to play a pivotal role in bringing this critical initiative to life,” says Starr Cunningham, President & CEO of the Mental Health Foundation of Nova Scotia. “Community collaboration is key to ensuring veterans and their families can access help close to home. This three-way partnership demonstrates how a strong circle of support can have a tremendous impact.”
At the Mental Health Foundation of Nova Scotia, we believe strong communities are built through connection and collaboration. Partnerships like this help ensure people can access meaningful mental health support where and when they need it.
“Recovery is challenging,” says Seagram, “but it doesn’t have to be faced in isolation. We are incredibly excited and grateful for the opportunity to partner with Veterans Affairs Canada and the Mental Health Foundation of Nova Scotia to ensure no-one who is injured walks unseen and alone.”
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