National Directory for Canadian Families

youth-programming

The Unicorn Theatre puts on 2 major productions each year, and small seasonal productions for Halloween and Valentine"s day. Offers audition workshops the weekend before auditions start for the autumn and spring productions, as well as audition workshops in the summer.

support-groups

Offers programming and services to assist brain injury survivors and their families connect to supports. Offers programs designed to foster ongoing brain injury recovery including: Yoga for Acquired Brain Injury Music Therapy Peer support Educational workshops Programs for caregivers Connects individuals living outside of HRM to local chapters on the South Shore, Annapolis Valley, Truro, Antigonish, and Sydney.

Drugs-Alcohol-Gambling Counselling

Offers counselling for individuals experiencing a gambling addiction, or a gambling-related crisis.

Crisis Intervention & Drugs-Alcohol-Gambling Counselling

Offers a structured, coordinated and supervised outpatient substance abuse program for individuals in recovery for substance abuse.

Youth Mental Health

Professionally run, non-profit association, providing programs and services to the autism community while helping families and professionals across the province access resources and quality information about autism spectrum disorders (autism).

crisis-services-hotlines

The provincial domestic violence line provides 24-hour support through phone and text. The phone line is answered by trained transition house staff at Transition House Association of Nova Scotia member organizations.

crisis-services-hotlines

Provides crisis intervention for children, youth and adults experiencing a mental health crisis or mental distress. Supports callers who present with suicidal thoughts, self-harming thoughts or behaviors, overwhelming anxiety, difficulty coping with distress, psychotic or distorted thinking, depression, substance use difficulties or any other self-identified mental health concerns. Crisis is self-defined by the individual calling for support. The crisis line also supports families, friends, community agencies and others to manage mental health crisis through education, outreach and consultation. The crisis line is also known as the Mobile Crisis Team in Central Zone (Halifax Regional Municipality).

information-lines

A public health nurse answers questions about infant nutrition, breastfeeding, parenting or general childcare questions.

support-groups

•Covid 19 Update- Meetings are currently being held virtually • Contact group facilitator to register Support group that meets monthly to help individuals living with pulmonary fibrosis, their families, and friends better understand the disease and their options to deal with its mental and physical impact.

Mental Health Counselling

Meets the needs of the grieving families and friends of patients referred to palliative care. Offers a number of resources for friends and family members who have lost a loved one or are caring for a person with a life threatening illness including: one-on-one counselling, bereavement groups, home visits and more.

counselling

Provides a quiet, safe, and relaxing, rural setting as a respite for essential services members in treatment for Operational Stress Injuries (OSI) such as Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) to regroup themselves and reconnect with their families, to prevent further collateral damage from traumatic events.

addiction-treatment

Provides an in-house treatment recovery program for men with addictions. Includes components such as: Life skills Relapse prevention Goal setting Meditation and relaxation AA, NA, GA meetings Week-ahead and weekend planning

counselling

Provides an online list of registered social workers. Includes the names, practicing status, and registration numbers of all individuals approved to practice social work in Nova Scotia. Also includes the names of individuals whose registration has been suspended for “failure to renew”.

support-groups

Holds virtual Emotions Anonymous meetings. Emotions Anonymous is not intended to be a replacement for psychotherapy, psychiatric medication, or any kind of professional mental health treatment.

Crisis Intervention

Offers inpatient treatment to those dealing with mental health problems.