Support
If you are in immediate danger, call 911.
There are parademics on duty at emergency rooms who are trained in how to help you.
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Need Support? These organizations are here to help.
Cole Harbour/ Eastern HRM Community Mental Health
Community Mental Health (CMH) provides services for adults who are experiencing significant mental health problems or mental illness. It is preferred that people are referred to CMH by their family doctor. If you have workplace or private insurance that covers counseling, access this first before requesting services at CMH.
Once your referral is accepted, please call the Cole Harbour Clinic at (902)434-3263 (Monday-Friday) to book an appointment. Clinicians are available weekly in Musquodoboit Valley and Sheet Harbour at the local hospitalCommunity Mental Health
Eastern Shore Family Resource Association
Eastern Shore Family Resource offers essential services not listed on their website. For marriage counselling and family counselling services, call their number and ask to be connected to these FREE services. Counsellors are flexible and will meet you locally, sometimes in your own home or theirs.
Local FREE Social Work Services
Eastern Shore Memorial Hospital, Twin Oaks Memorial Hospital, and Musquodoboit Valley Memorial Hospital have Social Work services available.
Anyone can make a referral by calling directly to the phone numbers listed below. Social Work services are confidential and provided at no cost as they are covered under your Nova Scotia Health Card.
Katie Simms, MSW, RSW, Tri-facilities Social Worker katie.simms@cdha.nshealth.ca
Eastern Shore Memorial Hospital (Mondays)
902-885-3627
Musquodoboit Valley Memorial Hospital (Tuesdays)
902-384-4107
Twin Oaks Memorial Hospital (Wednesdays; Thursdays & Fridays) 902-889-410
Circle Works Counselling & Consulting Services
Our Team of service providers are flexible. We specialize in holistic, creative approaches. We work with individuals, families, commmunities, agencies and organizations. Our Services are tailored to fit.
Alcoholics Anonymous
If you repeatedly drink more than you intend or want to, if you get into trouble, or if you have memory lapses when you drink, you may be an alcoholic. Only you can decide. No one in AA will tell you whether you are or not.
We are a Fellowship of men and women who have lost the ability to control our drinking and have found ourselves in various kinds of trouble as a result of drinking. We attempt – most of us successfully – to create a satisfying way of life without alcohol. For this we find we need the help and support of other alcoholics in AA.
YMCA Employment Centre
The Eastern Shore Job Search Centre is in place to assist people actively looking for employment and to assist employers needing to fill work positions within their business with full-time, part-time or temporary employees.
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Kyle Hillier, Peer Support Specialist
Kyle Hillier is a mental health support worker who will come to you if you need to talk.
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Phone: 902 223 7064
Jan Rowlings, Grief & Bereavement Counselling
'Death puts life into perspective'.
Jan provides grief and grief counselling & education.
902.229.0391
Narcotics Anonymous
NA is a non profit fellowship of men and women for whom drugs had become a major problem. We are recovering addicts who meet regularly to help each other stay clean.
Our name, Narcotics Anonymous, is not meant to imply a focus on any particular drug; NA’s approach makes no distinction between drugs including alcohol.
Call 902.789.8323
Laing House
Laing House is a drop-in centre for youth aged 16 – 29 living with a mood disorder, psychosis and/or anxiety disorder. Based on peer support, members can meet friends who have gone through similar experiences and support each other as they find wellness.
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For more information, contact 902-425-9018
