Links:

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• South Shore Connect - www.SouthShoreConnect.ca - a one-stop online resource for all active living, physical activity and sport opportunities and program across the South Shore. With a database that is searchable by location, interest, and organization as well as a news and events section, residents can find the right fit for them and their families.

• Tri-County Pregnancy Care Centre - http://www.tricountypregnancycarecentre.ca/

• Victorian Order of Nurses (VON) - http://www.von.ca/​

• Yellow Ribbon -http://yellowribbon.org/ - suicide prevention progam, based out of the Colorado, USA.  There is a LOCAL CHAPTER in Barrington, in memory of Rhian Mood. - contact: Cheryl Baker - 902.745.3283 -baker5@ns.sympatico.ca.  

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Provincial Links:

• All Genders Helpline - https://ns.211.ca/services/emotional-support-helplines/all-genders-helpline/;  1-855-466-4994, or call 211

• Alzheimer Society of NS -  https://alzheimer.ca/ns/en 

• Atlantic Contemplative Centre - http://www.contemplativecentre.ca/ - cultivates applied mindfulness through education, research and service.

• The Bloom Program - http://bloomprogram.ca/ - For community pharmacists to help improve the health and quality of life of people with mental health and addictions problems living in Nova Scotia.

• Canadian Mental Health Association - NS - http://www.novascotia.cmha.ca.  902-466-6600, toll-free - 1-877-466-6606.

• Caregivers Nova Scotia - http://caregiversns.org/

• Community Links - http://nscommunitylinks.ca/ - a provincial organization that promotes age friendly communities and quality of life for Nova Scotia seniors through community development and volunteer action.

• Couch of Hope - https://couchofhope.com/ - provides free counseling services for low-income Nova Scotians 

• Good2Talk Nova Scotia - https://good2talk.ca/novascotia/; - free, confidential support 24/7 for all post-secondary students in Nova Scotia, call 1-833-292-3698   

• Healthy Minds Cooperative - http://healthyminds.ca/

• Hope for Mental Health (formerly Schizophrenia Society of NS) - https://www.hope4mentalhealth.ca/index.html 

• IWK - Mental Health and Addictions  -http://www.iwk.nshealth.ca/mental-health/overview-mental-health-and-addiction-services​.  

  • IWK - MHA Resources and Links  - http://www.iwk.nshealth.ca/mental-health/youth/helpful-website-children-and-youth.  

• Men's Helpline - https://ns.211.ca/services/emotional-support-helplines/mens-helpline/; 1-855-466-4994, or call 211  

• Mental Health Foundation of NS - http://www.mentalhealthns.ca/.  902-464-6000.

• Mental Health Innovations - https://www.supportyourpeople.com/ 

• Nova Scotia 211 - searchable list of community and social services for the province) - http://www.ns.211.ca/. 

• Nova Scotia Health Authority - http://www.nshealth.ca/

  • NSH Online Wellness Programs - https://library.nshealth.ca/HealthyLiving/RegisterForPrograms 

• NSH Mental Health & Addictions Program - https://mha.nshealth.ca/en; Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/MHAhelpNS 

• Office of Addictions and Mental Health - https://beta.novascotia.ca/government/addictions-and-mental-health 

• Peer Support Nova Scotia - https://www.supportyourpeople.com/peer-support-phone-service - call 1-800-307-1686 

• Women's Helpline - https://ns.211.ca/services/emotional-support-helplines/womens-helpline/; 1-855-466-4994, or call 211  

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National Links:

• Bell Let's Talk - http://letstalk.bell.ca/en/

• Canadian Association for Suicide Prevention - http://suicideprevention.ca/ - CASP’s ultimate purpose is to reduce the suicide rate and minimize the harmful consequences of suicidal behaviour.

• Canada's Best Practices Portal - http://cbpp-pcpe.phac-aspc.gc.ca/ - This Portal provides a consolidated one-stop shop for busy health professionals and public health decision-makers. It is a compilation of multiple sources of trusted and credible information. The Portal links to resources and solutions to plan programs for promoting health and preventing diseases for populations and communities.

• Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse - http://ccsa.ca/eng/Pages/default.aspx - changes lives by bringing people and knowledge together to reduce the harm of alcohol and other drugs on society.

• Canadian Coalition for Seniors' Mental Health - http://ccsmh.ca

• Canada's Food Guide (Health Canada) - http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/food-guide-aliment/index-eng.php - 

• Canadian Mental Health Association - https://cmha.ca/  

• Canadian Virtual Hospice - https://www.virtualhospice.ca/en_US/Main+Site+Navigation/Home.aspx  

• Centre for Addiction and Mental Health - http://www.camh.ca/en/hospital/Pages/home.aspx - Canada's largest mental health and addiction teaching hospital, as well as one of the world's leading research centres in the area of addiction and mental health. CAMH combines clinical care, research, education, policy development and health promotion to help transform the lives of people affected by mental health and addiction issues.

• Centre for Suicide Prevention - http://www.suicideinfo.ca/

• Heads Up Guys - https://headsupguys.org/ - health strategies for managing and preventing depression 

• Kids Help Phone - www.kidshelpphone.ca/  1-800-668-6868.  

• Mental Health Commission of Canada  - http://www.mentalhealthcommission.ca/English.  

• Mental Health First-Aid Canada - http://www.mentalhealthfirstaid.ca/en  

• Mental Health Literacy - https://mentalhealthliteracy.org/ 

• ParticipACTION - http://www.participaction.com/ - ParticipACTION is a national non-profit organization whose mission is to help Canadians sit less and move more.  

• Peer Support Canada - https://peersupportcanada.ca/ 

• PTSD Association of Canada - http://www.ptsdassociation.com/ 

• Wellness Together Canada - https://www.wellnesstogether.ca/en-CA 

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Grants and Funding:

• Bell Let's Talk Community Fund - https://letstalk.bell.ca/en/

• Community Health Board Grants - https://www.communityhealthboards.ns.ca/wellness-funds  

• The Gordon Foundation for Children and Youth, Nova Scotia - http://gfns.ca/  

• Mental Health Foundation of Nova Scotia - https://www.mentalhealthns.ca/grants/  

• Municipality of Barrington - Grants to Organizations - https://www.barringtonmunicipality.com/Living-In-Barrington/grants-to-organizations 

• Municipality of the District of Shelburne - Grants to Organizations  - http://www.municipalityofshelburne.ca/grants-to-organizations.html  

• Nova Scotia Communities, Sport and Recreation Funding and Grants - http://novascotia.ca/dhw/pasr/grants-and-incentives.asp  

• Nova Scotia Department of Seniors - Age Friendly Communities Grant  - http://novascotia.ca/seniors/age_friendly_program.asp  

  • Senior Safety Grant - http://novascotia.ca/seniors/senior_Safety_Grant.asp  

• Town of Shelburne - Grants to Organizations - https://shelburnens.ca/apply-for-a-grant.html 

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