helper Resources

CRISIS 24/7 Helplines:

911

If this is a mental health/medical emergency please dial 911 or go to your nearest Emergency Room. For 24/7 helplines, please continue below.

Crisis Services Canada

http://www.crisisservicescanada.ca/

CALL TOLL FREE 1.833.456.4566 - Available 24/7

National Suicide Prevention Line (USA & Canada)

https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/

1-800-273-8255 / Crisis Text Line by texting TALK to 741741

Nova Scotia Mental Health Mobile Crisis Team

(902) 429-8167 or 1 (888) 429-8167 (Toll Free)

Kids Help Phone

www.kidshelpphone.ca

1 (800) 668-6868 (Toll Free 24/7)

Hope for Wellness Help Line

The Hope for Wellness Help Line offers immediate help to all Indigenous peoples across Canada.

It is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to offer:

Call the toll-free Help Line at 1-855-242-3310 or connect to the online chat at www.hopeforwellness.ca.

Talk 4 Healing

Indigenous women can get help, support and resources seven days a week, 24 hours a day, with services in 14 languages.

Toll-free: 1-855-554-4325
Text: 1-855-554-4325
Live web chat

Facebook

Need help for a family member or friend that lives away, try facebook's worldwide resource list. https://m.facebook.com/help/103883219702654?helpref=faq_content

To view TEDx It's My Grief - Linda Marshall

https://youtu.be/IWJH5xFvwaA

additional resources

Nova Scotia Canada:

Avalon Sexual Assault Centre

www.avaloncentre.ca

(902) 422-4240 (Provides support, counselling, education and forensic evaluation for those who have experienced sexualized violence)

Bryony House

https://www.bryonyhouse.ca/

Distress Line: (902) 422-7650; Shelter Main Number (902)423-7183

(provides 24 hour emergency services for women, with or without children, escaping intimate partner abuse.)

Phoenix Youth

https://phoenixyouth.ca/services

(902) 420.0676; 24 hr intake 902.446.4663 Toll free: 1.888.878.5088

(dedicated to supporting youth between the ages of 11 and 24, their families, and communities across multiple locations in Halifax)

Shelter Nova Scotia

www.shelternovascotia.com

(902)406-3631 (Provides a home for people who need somewhere to stay. We offer care to people who can find it nowhere else)

Souls Harbour Rescue Mission

www.shrm.ca

(902)405-4663 (To rescue people from poverty and addiction by offering emergency help, such as food, clothing and shelter, life-changing recovery programs, and the Gospel message)

IWK Central Referral

(902) 464-4110 (Provides referrals to IWK mental health services/information for youth: Monday – Friday: 8:30 am – 4:30 pm)

Laing House

https://www.lainghouse.org

(902) 425-9018 (Provides a drop-in centre for young ages 16-29 living with a mental illness and/or challenges. Youth can meet friends and gain support from others who have gone through similar experiences. Program includes art, meals, education, and employment support)

Hospice Halifax

http://www.hospicehalifax.ca

(902) 446-0929 (Provides a compassionate and supportive community of staff, volunteers, and donors dedicated to making dying and living as comfortable and as meaningful as possible at the end of life.

ISANS Mumford | main office

http://www.isans.ca/

Phone: 902-423-3607/ Toll free in Nova Scotia: 1-866-431-6472 (We help immigrants to settle and give orientation to living in Nova Scotia)

Early Psychosis Program of Nova Scotia

http://www.cdha.nshealth.ca/programs-services/e

(902) 473-2976 (Promotes early detection and optimal, timely healthcare for persons at risk for, or experiencing, a first episode of psychosis)

Healthy Minds Cooperative

https://www.healthyminds.ca/

(902) 404 3504 (As peers with lived experience, we can relate to the process of seeking wellness and living in recovery from mental health issues and disorders, please see our website for programs)

Canada Federal Employee Support

www.healthcanada.gc.ca/eas

Employee Assistance Services (EAS) is housed within Health Canada. It supports federal departments with their workplace wellness initiatives, including the provision of Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Trauma, and post-incident support.

Canadian Mental Health Association

www.cmha.ca

(902 ) 455-5445 (Provides various social support programs and initiatives to improve mental health. This is not a 24/hour crisis centre)

Canadian Veteran's Crisis Support and Resources

https://vtncanada.org/resources

The resources listed on this page offer free or specialized programs for former CF and RCMP members

CASP (Canadian Association for Suicide Prevention)

https://www.suicideprevention.ca/

Veterans Affairs Canada

www.vac-acc.gc.ca

1-866-522-2122 (English) / 10866-522-2022 (French)

Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters (Canada) Inc.