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National Directory for Canadian Families
Youth Recovery and Treatment services
Welcome to Sober Kids’ National Directory for treatment providers and programs. We have set out listings for youth services in all major cities and towns in Canada.
To find local services in your area, please use the following search tools from the menu below.
- Select your province or territory
- Scroll to your city/town
- Click the orange “Search Now” button to bring up results in your local community
- For online services, please select “Online” located within the listing of major towns/cities in your province/territory.
If you are a treatment provider and wish to have your facility/contact added to our Directory, please email info@soberkids.ca
751 Cities and Towns
Mental Health and Addictions – Geriatric Psychiatry Outpatient Program
- 5909 Veterans Memorial Lane, Halifax, NS,B3H 2E2
- 902-473-7799
- https://mha.nshealth.ca/en/services/geriatric-psychiatry-outpatient-program
counselling
Provides assessment, consultation, and treatment to: Seniors ages 65 and older for a new onset of mental health challenges • Individuals of any age with dementia and complicated behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia
These services are available to those individuals that need specialized assistance beyond their family physician, geriatricians or general adult psychiatrist.
Mental Health and Addictions – Geriatric Psychiatry Outpatient Program
- 600 Abenaki Road, Truro, NS,B2N 5A1
- 1-855-922-1122
- http://www.nshealth.ca/mental-health-addictions
counselling
Provides assessment, consultation, and treatment to: Seniors ages 65 and older for a new onset of mental health challenges • Individuals of any age with dementia and complicated behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia
These services are available to those individuals that need specialized assistance beyond their family physician, geriatricians or general adult psychiatrist.
Mental Health and Addictions – Inpatient Withdrawal Management Unit
- 304 Pleasant Street, Dartmouth, NS,B2Y 3S3
- 1-855-922-1122
- https://mha.nshealth.ca/en/services/inpatient-withdrawal-management-unit
addiction-treatment
Program provides medically supervised withdrawal management and support to individuals that require treatment and support to manage their withdrawal symptoms from substances such as alcohol and drugs.
Additional services in the program may include:
Counselling and developing an individual treatment and recovery plan
Therapy groups and programs, including recreational therapy
Connection to follow-up care in the community to ensure continued support for recovery
Referrals to psychiatrist, mental health clinician and medical testing, and dental (if needed)
Support accessing community resources upon returning to the community (e.g. housing and income supports)
Individuals admitted to the program stay at the facility between 5 to 21 days. Length of an individual’s stay is determined by the treatment team in consultation with the individual.
The treatment program is made up of a team of health care professionals which includes nurses, physicians, psychiatrist, social workers, and recreational therapist.
Mental Health and Addictions – Online Mental Health and Addictions Services
- 15 Commerce Court, Suite 150, Elmsdale, NS, B2S 3K5
- 1-855-922-1122
- https://mha.nshealth.ca/en/coronavirus
addiction-counselling & counselling
Offers online mental health and addictions services including:
Mindwell U
Therapy Assistance Online (TAO)
Breaking Free
Wellness Together Canada
Gambling Support Network
Mental Health and Addictions – Online Mental Health and Addictions Services
- 25 Bay Street, Antigonish, NS,B2G 2G4
- 1-855-922-1122
- https://mha.nshealth.ca/en/coronavirus
addiction-counselling & counselling
Offers online mental health and addictions services including:
Mindwell U
Therapy Assistance Online (TAO)
Breaking Free
Wellness Together Canada
Gambling Support Network
Mental Health and Addictions – Online Mental Health and Addictions Services
- 3769 Nova Scotia Trunk 3, Chester, NS,B0J 1J0
- 1-855-922-1122
- https://mha.nshealth.ca/en/coronavirus
addiction-counselling & counselling
Offers online mental health and addictions services including:
Mindwell U
Therapy Assistance Online (TAO)
Breaking Free
Wellness Together Canada
Gambling Support Network
Mental Health and Addictions – Online Mental Health and Addictions Services
- 842 Portland Street, Dartmouth, NS,B2W 0N2
- 1-855-922-1122
- https://mha.nshealth.ca/en/coronavirus
addiction-counselling & counselling
Offers online mental health and addictions services including:
Mindwell U
Therapy Assistance Online (TAO)
Breaking Free
Wellness Together Canada
Gambling Support Network
Mental Health and Addictions – Opioid Use Disorder Program
- 300 Pleasant Street, Dartmouth, NS,B2Y 3S3
- 1-855-922-1122
- https://mha.nshealth.ca/en/services/opioid-use-disorder-program-oudp
addiction-counselling & addiction-treatment
Offers opioid maintenance therapy (methadone and buprenorphine/naloxone) and programming to individuals with an addiction to opioids.
From a harm reduction perspective, the program supports clients on their personal recovery journey and enhances their overall wellbeing. It includes assessment, treatment planning, relapse prevention and supportive counselling which is provided by a team of health care professionals.
Mental Health and Addictions – Opioid Use Disorder Program
- 1-855-922-1122
- https://mha.nshealth.ca/en/services/opioid-use-disorder-program-oudp
addiction-counselling & addiction-treatment
Offers opioid maintenance therapy (methadone and buprenorphine/naloxone) and programming to individuals with an addiction to opioids.
From a harm reduction perspective, the program supports clients on their personal recovery journey and enhances their overall wellbeing. It includes assessment, treatment planning, relapse prevention and supportive counselling which is provided by a team of health care professionals.
Mental Health and Addictions – Recovery Support Centre
- 45 Alderney Drive, Dartmouth, NS,B2Y 2N6
- 902-425-3439
- https://mha.nshealth.ca/en/services/recovery-support-centre
addiction-counselling & addiction-support-groups & addiction-treatment
A welcoming space that provides education, recovery and harm reduction support, along with one-on-one support and group treatment for people struggling with substance use and/or gambling concerns.
An interdisciplinary team works with clients to learn more about their individual situation and support needs. The centre can help support people in stopping or reducing their use, based on the recovery goals that are important to them.
The centre can link people to care based on their individual needs. This could include inpatient withdrawal management, opioid-use disorder treatment, community mental health and addictions programs and other supports available within communities.
Mental Health and Addictions – Recovery Support Centre
- 835 East River Road, New Glasgow, NS,B2H 3S6
- 902-752-2752
- https://mha.nshealth.ca/en/services/recovery-support-centre
addiction-counselling & addiction-support-groups & addiction-treatment
A welcoming space that provides education, recovery and harm reduction support, along with one-on-one support and group treatment for people struggling with substance use and/or gambling concerns.
An interdisciplinary team works with clients to learn more about their individual situation and support needs. The centre can help support people in stopping or reducing their use, based on the recovery goals that are important to them.
The centre can link people to care based on their individual needs. This could include inpatient withdrawal management, opioid-use disorder treatment, community mental health and addictions programs and other supports available within communities.
Mental Health and Addictions – Reproductive Mental Health Services
- 5850/5980 University Avenue, Halifax, NS,B3K 6R8
- 902-470-8098
- https://www.iwk.nshealth.ca/mental-health/reproductive-mental-health-rmh-services
counselling
Helps women with mental health concerns while they are under reproductive care (before, during, or following a pregnancy).
Addresses new or returning problems related to moods, thinking, and functioning. Main focus is pregnant women and mothers in the first year after a birth, but they also see women with depression, anxiety, previous trauma or assault, miscarriages, other losses or grief, high-risk pregnancies, and other major adjustment difficulties.
Mental Health and Addictions – Stop Smoking Services
- 842 Portland Street, Dartmouth, NS,B2W 0N2
- 1-855-922-1122
- https://mha.nshealth.ca/en/services/stop-smoking-services
addiction-treatment
Offers stop smoking services for individuals 19 years of age or older who want to cut back and/or stop their tobacco use. Most participants will attend an 8-week stop smoking structured group that brings participants together in a supportive environment to explore topics related to making changes to tobacco use, including:
Understanding and developing coping strategies to manage triggers
Cravings and urges to use tobacco
Making changes to patterns of behaviour
Managing stress without tobacco use
As part of this program, nicotine replacement therapy (NRT patch, gum or lozenge – as determined by the participant"s pharmacist) is provided for the duration of treatment (up to a maximum of 16 weeks).
Mental Health Recovery Support Group
- 859 Prince Street, Truro, NS,B2N 1H2
- 902-895-4211
- https://ceh.cmha.ca
support-groups
A peer support group that focuses on positive coping and the journey of recovery in a confidential, supportive environment with others who share similar experiences.
Mentoring Programs
- 1658 Bedford Highway, Suite 2000, Bedford, NS,B4A 2X9
- 902-466-5437
- https://halifax.bigbrothersbigsisters.ca
youth-programming
Provides mentoring programs which match vulnerable youth with positive role models. Includes:
One-on-one mentoring
In-school mentoring
e-Mentor as Career Coach
BigBunch (group mentoring program)