| Contact | novascotia.cmha.ca |
| Information | CMHA provides a list of mental health resources and education/information about mental health. |
| Location | Nova Scotia |
| Type of resource | Resource hub |
| Type of support | Wellness support |
| Target demographic | General population |
| Serves adults (18+) | Yes |
| Serves children (0–12) | Yes |
| Serves youth (13–17) | Yes |
| Serves families | Yes |
| Language(s) spoken | 🍁 English |
About this directory of supports
Navigating mental health support can be challenging during emergency situations, such as wildfires, floods, health pandemics, and many other crises. This comprehensive guide aims to simplify that journey by providing a list of evidence-informed and free mental health and well-being resources available to all communities across Canada.
Whether you or your family members are in need of immediate assistance through crisis support, seeking ongoing wellness supports, requiring tools to help navigate further resources, or looking for counselling services, this resource list is designed to help you find the right support to maintain and enhance your mental well-being before, during, and after an emergency.
Although the majority of these resources are tailored to meet the needs of the broader community in Canada (adults, youth, children, and families), a smaller subset of these resources are tailored to specific occupational groups — including public safety personnel (PSP), health care providers (HCP), military members, and Veterans — as well as to equity-deserving groups like Indigenous populations, BIPOC communities, and LGBTQ2SIA+ individuals.
Please select the resource that is best tailored to your own needs.
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Canadian Mental Health Association Nova Scotia
Provides a list of mental health resources and education/information about mental health
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Doctors Nova Scotia’s Professional Support Program
Provides confidential peer-to-peer support for members and their families who are dealing with personal or professional problems
Contact 1-855-275-8215 Information Provides confidential peer-to-peer support for members and their families who are dealing with personal or professional problems. Location Nova Scotia Type of resource Telephone Type of support Peer support Target demographic Healthcare providers and their families Serves adults (18+) Yes Serves children (0–12) Yes Serves youth (13–17) Yes Serves families Yes Language(s) spoken 🍁 English -
Eskasoni Crisis Line
24/7 Crisis support for members of Mi’kmaq communities
Contact 1-855-379-2099 Information 24/7 Crisis support for members of Mi’kmaq communities. Location Nova Scotia Type of resource Telephone Type of support Crisis support Target demographic Indigenous population Serves adults (18+) Yes Serves children (0–12) — Serves youth (13–17) — Serves families — Language(s) spoken 🍁 English -
Eskasoni Mental Health Services
Provides in-person mental health services for Indigenous peoples of Eskasoni, Nova Scotia
Contact eskasonimentalhealth.org Information Provides in-person mental health services for Indigenous peoples of Eskasoni, Nova Scotia. Location Nova Scotia Type of resource In-person service Type of support Wellness support Target demographic Indigenous population Serves adults (18+) Yes Serves children (0–12) Yes Serves youth (13–17) Yes Serves families Yes Language(s) spoken 🍁 English -
Healthy Minds Cooperative
Offers free wellness programs, peer-support groups, and navigation to mental health services (in-person and online)
Contact healthyminds.ca Information Offers free wellness programs, peer-support groups, and navigation to mental health services (in-person and online). Location Nova Scotia Type of resource Online services and in-person services Type of support Wellness support Target demographic General population Serves adults (18+) Yes Serves children (0–12) — Serves youth (13–17) — Serves families — Language(s) spoken 🍁 English -
Mental Health and Addictions Services
Clinicians available from Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Contact 1-855-922-1122 Information Clinicians available from Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Location Nova Scotia Type of resource Telephone Type of support Wellness support and addiction support Target demographic General population Serves adults (18+) Yes Serves children (0–12) — Serves youth (13–17) — Serves families — Language(s) spoken 🍁 English -
Mental Health Mobile Crisis Team
24/7 provincial telephone crisis line for children, youth, or adults who are experiencing a mental health crisis. Service is mobile for Halifax region
Contact 1-902-429-8167 Information 24/7 provincial telephone crisis line for children, youth, or adults who are experiencing a mental health crisis. Service is mobile for Halifax region. Location Nova Scotia Type of resource Telephone Type of support Crisis support Target demographic General population Serves adults (18+) Yes Serves children (0–12) Yes Serves youth (13–17) Yes Serves families Yes Language(s) spoken 🍁 English -
MindWell-U
A virtual education platform that provides people with tools and activities to reduce their stress levels
Contact app.mindwellu.com/novascotia Information A virtual education platform that provides people with tools and activities to reduce their stress levels. Location Nova Scotia Type of resource Online service Type of support Wellness support Target demographic General population Serves adults (18+) Yes Serves children (0–12) — Serves youth (13–17) — Serves families — Language(s) spoken 🍁 English, ⚜️ French -
Nova Scotia Peer Support Line
For all Nova Scotians aged 18+. Staffed by trained peer supporters who have personal or family-based lived experience with mental health and/or substance use challenges
Contact 1-800-307-1686 Information Available to all Nova Scotians aged 18 and older. The line is staffed by trained peer supporters who have personal or family-based lived experience with mental health and/or substance use challenges. Location Nova Scotia Type of resource Telephone Type of support Wellness support Target demographic General population Serves adults (18+) Yes Serves children (0–12) — Serves youth (13–17) — Serves families — Language(s) spoken 🍁 English -
Nova Scotia Warm Line
Staffed by “peers” who have had their own experiences of trauma
Contact 1-833-927-6546 Information Staffed by “peers” who have had their own experiences of trauma. Location Nova Scotia Type of resource Telephone Type of support Wellness support Target demographic General population Serves adults (18+) Yes Serves children (0–12) — Serves youth (13–17) — Serves families — Language(s) spoken 🍁 English -
NS First Responders Mental Health
Offers treatments, resources, and education on mental health for first responders in Nova Scotia
Contact firstrespondersmentalhealthns.com Information Offers treatments, resources, and education on mental health for first responders in NS. Location Nova Scotia Type of resource Online service Type of support Wellness support Target demographic Health care providers, public safety personnel, and their families Serves adults (18+) Yes Serves children (0–12) Yes Serves youth (13–17) Yes Serves families Yes Language(s) spoken 🍁 English -
prideHealth
Provides access to mental health and addictions providers, peer support, social groups, and workshops
Contact 902-487-0470 Information Provides access to mental health and addictions providers, peer support, social groups, and workshops. Location Nova Scotia Type of resource Online service Type of support Wellness support Target demographic LGBTQ2SIA+ Serves adults (18+) Yes Serves children (0–12) Yes Serves youth (13–17) Yes Serves families Yes Language(s) spoken 🍁 English, ⚜️ French -
Provincial Mental Health Crisis Line
Provides 24/7 crisis intervention for children, youth, and adults
Contact 1-888-429-8167 Information Provides 24/7 crisis intervention for children, youth, and adults. Location Nova Scotia Type of resource Telephone Type of support Crisis support Target demographic General population Serves adults (18+) Yes Serves children (0–12) Yes Serves youth (13–17) Yes Serves families — Language(s) spoken 🍁 English -
Union of Nova Scotia Mi’kmaq Mental Wellness Team
Offers counselling, workshops, and other in-person programs
Contact unsm.org/dept/mental-wellness Information Offers counselling, workshops, and other in-person programs. Location Nova Scotia Type of resource In-person service Type of support Wellness support Target demographic Indigenous population Serves adults (18+) Yes Serves children (0–12) Yes Serves youth (13–17) Yes Serves families Yes Language(s) spoken 🍁 English