Peer Support Directory 2023
SHAPING HEALTHY COMMUNITIES
Please Note
The listing of a self-help group in this directory does not signify endorsement of that group by the Self-Help Connection, nor does omission of a group signify a lack of endorsement or disapproval of that group. The Self-Help Connection is not responsible for the views and activities of any self-help group in Nova Scotia. Each group is responsible for its own activities and listing. If you know about any new or existing groups that you think should be included in the next edition of the directory, or have comments and suggestions as to how the directory may be improved, please contact us to let us know.
SHC Mental Health Abuse & Violence Directory
ABUSE & VIOLENCE- Halifax County
ABUSE & VIOLENCE
Group Type: Self-Help Group
Group Name: ManTalk – Halifax
Address: Halifax, NS
Objectives: Provide emotional support and practical help to men over the age of 19, who have been sexually abused.
Activities: Group meetings, guest speakers.
Meetings: Meetings are held the first and third Wednesday of each month. Please contact for more information.
Contact: Phone: 902-832-1593
E-mail: thepeoplescounsellingclinic@gmail.com
Website: http://thepeoplescounsellingclinic.ca, http://www.robertswright.ca/mantalk
ABUSE & VIOLENCE- Annapolis County
ABUSE & VIOLENCE
Group Type: Community Resource
Group Name: S.O.A.R – Survivors of Abuse Recovering
Address: PO Box 105, Kentville, NS, B4N 3V9
Objectives: Provide peer counselling services for male and female survivors of childhood sexual abuse in West Hants, Kings and Annapolis counties.
Activities: Peer counselling and support groups for adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse, and public education on these issues.
Meetings: Please call or e-mail for more information.
Contact: Staff Phone: 902-679-7337 Toll-Free: 1-877-679-SOAR (7627)
E-mail: info@survivorsofabuserecovering.ca
Website: www.survivorsofabuserecovering.ca
ABUSE & VIOLENCE- Cumberland County
ABUSE & VIOLENCE
Group Type: Support Group
Group Name: New Directions – Amherst
Address: 16 Church Street, Suite A, Amherst, NS B4H 3A0
Objectives: Moving towards peaceful relationships through individual support and counseling.
Activities: Individual sessions helping men who want to move towards living a violence free life.
Meetings: Individual support and group conversations if interested. Please call for more information. Open group and closed groups available.
Contact: Jennifer Quinn Phone: 902-667-4500
Contact: Lisa George Phone: 902-667-4500
Facebook: New Directions
E-mail: lgeorge@autumnhouse.ca
SHC Mental Health Addictions Directory
ADDICTIONS- Halifax County
ADDICTIONS
Group Type: Support Group
Group Name: Choices – Halifax
Address: IWK Health Centre, 5850/5980 University Ave., Halifax, NS, B3K 6R8
Objectives: Provide treatment services for adolescents harmfully involved with alcohol/drugs and parent/family groups.
Activities: Out-client, day and resident programs.
Meetings: Please call for more information.
Contact: Reception Phone: 902-470-6300 or 902-464-8110
Website: www.iwk.nshealth.ca
ADDICTIONS – ALCOHOL – Provincial
ADDICTIONS – ALCOHOL
Group Type: Self-Help Group
Group Name: Alcoholics Anonymous – NS
Address: Various locations, NS
Objectives: Provide support and information to people with alcohol addictions and their families.
Activities: Group meetings which follow the 12-step model.
Meetings: Please call for more information.
Contact: AA Phone: 902-461-1119
Website: www.area82aa.org
ADDICTIONS – FAMILY SUPPORT – Provincial
ADDICTIONS – FAMILY SUPPORT
Group Type: Self-Help Group
Group Name: Gam-Anon -NS
Address: Various locations, NS
Objectives: Provide support and information to people living with a gambling addiction.
Activities: Group meetings, online support.
Meetings: Please visit the website using the meeting directory to times and locations in your area.
Contact: 24 Hour Hotline Phone: 1-866-484-6664 or 902-252-3132
Website: www.gamblersanonymous.org
ADDICTIONS – FAMILY SUPPORT
Group Type: Self-Help Group
Group Name: Al-Anon Family Groups – NS
Address: 275 Slater Street, Suite 900 Ottawa ON K1P 5H9
Meetings Various locations, NS
Objectives: Provide support and information to the families of people living with an alcohol addiction.
Activities: Group meetings.
Meetings: Please visit the website using the meeting directory to find times and locations in your area.
Contact: Phone: (613) 723-8484 E-mail: wso@al-anon.ca
Website: Al-Anon
https://al-anon.org/al-anon-meetings/find-an-al-anon-meeting/
ADDICTIONS – FAMILY SUPPORT – Halifax County
ADDICTIONS – FAMILY SUPPORT
Group Type: Self-Help Group
Group Name: Adult Children of Alcoholics – Halifax
Address: Halifax, NS
Objectives: Provide support and information to adult children of alcoholics and dysfunctional families.
Activities: Group meetings, 12-step format.
Meetings: Thursday night the meeting door opens at 7:15 pm, meeting downstairs starts at 7:30 pm. Meetings are hybrid. Zoom meetings are also available at the same time. Meeting ID – 869 4034 4704 passcode. PLEASE NOTE THERE IS A YOUTH GROUP THAT USES THE SPACE BEFORE US, THEREFORE PLEASE DO NOT SHOW UP UNTIL AFTER 7:15pm.
Contact: Nadine at nadinecarlton2000@yahoo.ca
ADDICTIONS – FAMILY SUPPORT – Kings County
ADDICTIONS – FAMILY SUPPORT
Group Type: Support Group
Group Name: AL-ANON – Centreville
Address: Centreville, NS
Objectives: Provide support for families and friends whose lives have been affected by someone else’s drinking, drug use, etc.
Activities: Group meetings.
Meetings: Meetings are held at the 1st Baptists Church every Tuesday at 10:00 am in Centreville. Please contact for more information. Zoom and phone meetings available as well.
Contact: Sue Phone: 902-300-8657
SHC Mental Health Alzheimer's Directory
ALZHEIMER- Provincial
ALZHEIMER
Group Type: Support Group
Group Name: Alzheimer Support Group
Address: Please see website for updated near-by meeting locations. https://alzheimer.ca/en/ns/We-can-help/Support
Objectives: The Alzheimer Society of Nova Scotia offers a network of Caregiver Support Groups. These groups offer a safe environment where you can learn, share, and help each other through mutual understanding.
Activities: They are a good place to:
• Exchange and share information and support
• Expand friendship and social networks
• Decrease loneliness and isolation
• Express feelings
• Learn from others
• Access current information
Meetings: Various Locations and times throughout the province. Updated on website https://alzheimer.ca/en/ns/We-can-help/Support.
Email: alzheimer@asns.ca Phone: 1-800-611-6345
Contact: Connie VanBerkel Phone: 1-800-611-6345
ALZHEIMERS – Parrsboro
Group Type: Support Group
Group Name: Alzheimer Support Group – Parrsboro
Address: Parrsboro, NS
Objectives: Provide support to people facing the challenges brought by Alzheimer’s disease.
Activities: Share information and common problems in a confidential and informal atmosphere of support meetings. Families and caregivers realize they are not alone.
Meetings: Meetings are held at the South Cumberland Community Care Centre in the evenings, dates vary but mostly Monday – Thur 7:30AM – 3:30PM. Please call for more information.
Contact: Hayley Dobson Phone: 902-254-2540 (w) or 902-254-3714 (h)
SHC Mental Health Anxiety Directory
ANXIETY – Dartmouth
ANXIETY
Group Type: Self-Help Group
Group Name: Emotions Anonymous – Dartmouth
Address: Dartmouth General Hospital Boardroom
Objectives: A support group designed to help individuals with emotional difficulties in their efforts to find balance in their daily lives.
Activities: Group meetings, using the 12-Step Program to help with anxiety, depression, fear, loneliness, and other emotional challenges.
Meetings: Meetings are held on Saturday mornings from 9:30 am to 11:00 am.
Contact: Sharon B. (902-410-3850), John O. (902-478-8142)
Website: http://emotionsanonymous.org
SHC Mental Health Arthritis Directory
ARTHRITIS – Provincial
ARTHRITIS
Group Type: Support Group
Group Name: Arthritis Self-Management Program – Nova Scotia
Address: Various locations, NS
Objectives: Provide information and support to individuals with arthritis.
Activities: Discuss pain management, coping strategies, medications, healthy eating, exercise, etc.
Meetings: Meetings: are not held all year round. Holds 6 week courses, please call for more information.
Contact: Programs and Services Coordinator Phone: 1-800-321-1433
Website: https://arthritis.ca/support-education
SHC Mental Health Emotions Directory
EMOTIONS – Dartmouth
EMOTIONS
Group Type: Self-Help Group
Group Name: Emotions Anonymous – Dartmouth
Address: Dartmouth General Hospital Boardroom
Objectives: A support group designed to help individuals with emotional difficulties in their efforts to find balance in their daily lives.
Activities: Group meetings, using the 12-Step Program to help with anxiety, depression, fear, loneliness, and other emotional challenges.
Meetings: Meetings are held on Saturday mornings from 9:30 am to 11:00 am.
Contact: Sharon B. (902-410-3850), John O. (902-478-8142)
Website: http://emotionsanonymous.org
SHC Mental Health Grief & Loss Directory
Grief & Loss – Annapolis County
GRIEF & LOSS
Group Type: Support Group
Group Name: Friends in Bereavement – Berwick
Address: Berwick, NS
Objectives: Provide support for those who have experienced the loss of a loved one.
Activities: Group meetings.
Meetings: Meetings are held the first and third Tuesday of each month between 10:00 am to 12:00 pm at the Western Kings Memorial Health Centre in the VON room.
Contact: Jennifer Longley Phone: 902-681-8239
Email: friendsinbereavement@gmail.com
GRIEF & LOSS – Annapolis County
Group Type: Support Group
Group Name: Friends in Bereavement – Bridgetown
Address: Bridgetown, NS
Objectives: Provide support for those who have experienced the loss of a loved one.
Activities: Group meetings.
Meetings: Meetings are held the second and fourth Tuesday of each month between 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm at the Baptist Church (back door).
Contact: Jennifer Longley Phone: 902-681-8239
Email: friendsinbereavement@gmail.com
GRIEF & LOSS – Annapolis County
Group Type: Support Group
Group Name: Friends in Bereavement – Kentville
Address: Kentville, NS
Objectives: Provide support for those who have experienced the loss of a loved one.
Activities: Group meetings.
Meetings: Meetings are held the first and third Tuesday of each month between 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm at the Kentville Baptist Church, Downstairs Parlor.
Contact: Jennifer Longley Phone: 902-681-8239
Email: friendsinbereavement@gmail.com
GRIEF & LOSS – Annapolis County
Group Type: Support Group
Group Name: Moms of Children Passed – Kentville
Address: Kentville, NS
Objectives: Provide support for mothers whom have lost a child or children to death by any means.
Activities: Groups Meetings.
Meetings: Please call for more information. Moms from all over the province are included. They meet 3 – 4 times of year as a group, meetings vary. When a new mom joins they meet at the memory garden (a hands on garden to plant, tend to , or just sit, with another mom who has a similar situation.
Contact: Sherry Bigelow Phone: 902-365-5210
GRIEF & LOSS – Cape Breton County
GRIEF & LOSS
Group Type: Support Group
Group Name: Bereaved Families of Cape Breton – Glace Bay
Address: Glace Bay, NS
Objectives: Provides support and information for those who are bereaved.
Activities: Resource Centre, monthly Support and Share groups offering peer support, structured support groups and more.
Meetings: Check the website for a list of meeting types (loss of parent, child, spouse, pet, etc.), dates and times.
Contact: Lorraine McNeil Phone: 902-564-6795
E-mail: infobfcb@gmail.com
Website: www.bfocb.ca
GRIEF & LOSS – Cape Breton County
Group Type: Support Group
Group Name: Bereaved Families of Cape Breton – New Waterford
Address: New Waterford, NS
Objectives: Provides support and information for those who are bereaved.
Activities: Resource centre, monthly Support and Share groups offering peer support, structured support groups and more.
Meetings: Check the website for a list of meeting types (loss of parent, child, spouse, pet, etc.), dates and times.
Contact: Lorraine McNeil Phone: 902-564-6795
E-mail: infobf@seaside.ns.ca
Website: www.cbhelp.ca
GRIEF & LOSS – Cape Breton County
Group Type: Support Group
Group Name: Bereaved Families of Cape Breton – Sydney
Address: Sydney, NS
Objectives: Provides support and information for those who are bereaved.
Activities: Resource Centre, monthly Support and Share groups offering peer support, structured support groups and more.
Meetings: Check the website for a list of meeting types (loss of parent, child, spouse, pet, etc.), dates and times.
Contact: Lorraine McNeil Phone: 902-564-6795
E-mail: infobfcb@gmail.com
Website: www.bfocb.ca
GRIEF & LOSS – Cape Breton County
Group Type: Support Group
Group Name: Bereaved Families of Cape Breton – Sydney Mines
Address: Sydney Mines, NS
Objectives: Provides support and information for those who are bereaved.
Activities: Resource Centre, monthly Support and Share groups offering peer support, structured support groups and more.
Meetings: Check the website for a list of meeting types (loss of parent, child, spouse, pet, etc.), dates and times.
Contact: Lorraine McNeil Phone: 902-564-6795
E-mail: infobfcb@gmail.com
Website: www.bfocb.ca
GRIEF & LOSS – Halifax
Group Type: Support Group
Group Name: Hospice Society of Halifax
Address: 618 Francklyn Street, Halifax, NS B3H 3B4
Objectives: The bereavement support group offers adults grieving the death of a loved one a confidential time to share their concerns, triumphs, and day-to-day experiences. Trained facilitators guide discussion during the meeting.
Activities: Group meetings, One on One Counselling, Community Yoga
Meetings: Hospice Halifax Bereavement Support Group
For adults
Saturday mornings from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. (excluding holiday weekends)
Community members can come at any point in the grief process, whether their loved one died at a hospice or in another circumstance
Free of charge
Our group sessions take place every Saturday morning, excluding holiday weekends, on the upper floor of the hospice residence. In the summer, we offer group sessions on an intermittent schedule.
Confirm your interest in attending by calling 902-446-0929.
Contact: Linden Hardie Phone: 902-446-0929
Website: www.hospicehalifax.ca
GRIEF & LOSS – Dartmouth
Group Type: Support Group
Group Name: Saint Clement’s Bereavement Support Group – Eastern Passage
Address: 18 Gaston Road, Eastern Passage
Objectives: Provide support to those grieving the loss of a loved one.
Activities: Group meetings.
Meetings: Two sessions per year, 8 weeks per session. Please call for more information.
Contact: Susan Duggan Phone: 902-446-9599
GRIEF & LOSS – Halifax
Group Type: Support Group
Group Name: IWK Health Centre – Halifax
Address: IWK 5850/5980 University Avenue, Halifax, NS B3K 6R8
Objectives: The IWK Health Centre seeks to support children, teens and families who are grieving the death of a loved one.
Activities: Connecting children, teens and families with helpful community, online and literary resources. As well, periodic grief groups for children, teens and parents are offered.
Meetings: Please contact for more information.
Contact: Sarah King, RN Phone: 902-470-8942
E-mail: sarah.king@iwk.nshealth.ca
Contact: IWK Pediatric Palliative Care Service Phone: 902-470-7262
GRIEF & LOSS – Halifax
Group Type: Support Group
Group Name: Palliative Care Bereavement Support Group – VG Site – Capital Health – Halifax
Address: Halifax, NS
Objectives: Please call for more information.
Activities: This group is specifically for Palliative Care families and friends
Meetings: Meetings vary, call for more information. Located all over Nova Scotia.
Contact: Bereavement Coordinator Phone: 902-473-1622
Jocelyn Tranquila
GRIEF & LOSS – Sackville
Group Type: Support Group
Group Name: Bereavement Support Group – Sackville
Address: Sackville, NS
Objectives: Provide comfort and emotional support to those persons who have lost a loved one.
Activities: Please call for more information.
Meetings: Meetings are held at the Sackville Community Centre, Thursdays at 10AM. Please call for more information.
Contact: Tom LeBlanc Phone: 902-404-6882
Email: Kenmark20@hotmail.com
GRIEF & LOSS – Sackville
Group Type: Support Group
Group Name: Grief Support Group – Sackville
Address: Sackville, NS
Objectives: Provide support to anyone who has lost a loved one.
Activities: Group meetings.
Meetings: Meetings are held on the third Wednesday of every month from 7:30 pm to 8:30 pm at Saint John Vianney Church in Sackville. Please call for information as sometimes the meetings take place as group dinners. Judy takes August off for meetings, but is always available on the other end of the phone for support.
Contact: Judy Fraser Phone: 902-864-2778
E-mail: judith.fraser@ns.sympatico.ca
SHC Mental Health Cancer Directory
CANCER – BREAST CANCER – Pictou County
CANCER – BREAST CANCER
Group Type: Self-Help Group
Group Name: Women Alike – New Glasgow
Address: New Glasgow
Objectives: Provide support and education to women with breast cancer in the area.
Activities: Group meetings.
Meetings: Meetings are held on the second Monday of the month at Trenton Rink Annex These are open meetings that commence at 7:00 pm.
Contact: Alice Fortune Phone: 902-752-7600 Ext. 4922
CANCER – PROSTATE CANCER – Halifax County
CANCER – PROSTATE CANCER
Group Type: Self-Help Group
Group Name: Prostate Cancer Canada Network – Halifax
Address: Halifax, NS
Objectives: Provide support to men diagnosed with prostate cancer, and their families.
Activities: Guest speakers and small group discussions.
Meetings: Meetings are held on the third Thursday of the month (except July and August) at 1:00 pm at the Grace Chapel, 255 Ross Street, Halifax. The meetings are open to men diagnosed with prostate cancer, survivors, friends and family. In person or on Zoom.
Contact: Richard MacFarlane Phone: 902-457-0644
E-mail: m.macfarlane@eastlink.ca
Contact: Prostate Cancer Canada – Atlantic Regional Office Phone: 902-420-1444
CANCER – PROSTATE CANCER
Group Type: Support Group
Group Name: Prostate Cancer Canada Network Blacks in Nova Scotia – Halifax
Address: Upper Hammonds Plains Community Centre, 711 Pockwock Road, Upper Hammonds Plains, NS
Objectives: Provide support to men living with prostate cancer and their families.
Activities: Group meetings, walkathon fundraisers, family days.
Meetings: Meetings are held the last Wednesday of the month at 7:00pm.
Please call for more information.
Contact: Marty David Phone: 902-835-2475
E-mail: martydavid@bellaliant.net
Contact: Wendell Skeir Phone: 902-817-9005
wsskeir@bellaliant.net
SHC Mental Health Caregiving Directory
CAREGIVING – Provincial
CAREGIVING
Group Type: Support Group
Group Name: Caregiver Support Group
Address: All over Nova Scotia and Virtual
Objectives: Provide support to anyone caring for a family member or friend who has a physical or mental health condition, is chronically ill, frail, or elderly. Caregivers may care for their care recipient at home or visit them in a facility.
Activities: Group meetings.
Meetings: Visit website for more information on meetings in your area
Website: www.caregiversns.org
SHC Mental Health Depression Directory
DEPRESSION – Dartmouth
DEPRESSION
Group Type: Self-Help Group
Group Name: Emotions Anonymous – Dartmouth
Objectives: A support group designed to help individuals with emotional difficulties in their efforts to find balance in their daily lives.
Activities: Group meetings, using the 12-Step Program to help with anxiety, depression, fear, loneliness, and other emotional challenges.
Meetings: Meetings are held on Saturday mornings from 9:30 am to 11:00 am.
Contact: Sharon B. (902-410-3850), John O. (902-478-8142)
Website: http://emotionsanonymous.org
SHC Mental Health Disabilities Directory
DISABILITIES – Pictou County
DISABILITIES
Group Type: Support Group
Group Name: Pictou County Injured Workers Association – New Glasgow
Address: 142 Provo Street, New Glasgow, NS, B2H 2P7
Objectives: Change the current system of administrative abuse, and to advocate for legislation to recognize traditional principles. To ensure no unnecessary suffering on the part of the already injured worker.
Activities: Meetings, advocating and supporting injured workers.
Meetings: Meetings are held the last Wednesday of each month at 7:00 pm at Stellarton Legion
Contact: Mary Lloyd Phone: 902-695-7249
E-mail: pciwa@eastlink.ca
SHC Mental Health Eating Disorders Directory
EATING DISORDERS – Provincial
EATING DISORDERS
Group Type: Self-Help Group
Group Name: Overeaters Anonymous
Address: All over Nova Scotia
Objectives: Provide support for people who experience compulsive eating.
Activities: Groups meetings (virtual)
Meetings: Meetings are held every Tuesday online. Visit the website for more information.
Website: www.oa.org
EATING DISORDERS – Halifax
Group Type: Self-Help Group
Group Name: Family Support for Eating Disorders – Halifax
Address: Halifax, NS
Objectives: Provide support to parents of children who have an eating disorder.
Activities: Monthly meetings.
Meetings: Meetings are held at the Sobeys on Windsor Street, on the last Monday of each month at 6:30 pm. Please call for more information.
Contact: Kelly Peckham Phone: 902-488-5008 Left
SHC Mental Health Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Directory
EHLERS-DANLOS SYNDROME – Halifax County
EHLERS-DANLOS SYNDROME
Group Type: Self-Help Group
Group Name: Atlantic Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Society
Address: Halifax, NS
Objectives: Atlantic Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Society is a peer-based support group located in Halifax serving Nova Scotians living with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome.
Activities: Monthly peer support meetings.
Meetings Once per month on Saturdays at the IWK Health Centre. Please email for more information.
Contact: Nicki Himmelman or Tanya Brown E-mail: atlanticedssociety@hotmail.com
Website: www.atlanticedssociety.ca/ Emailed
SHC Mental Health Family Parenting Directory
FAMILY & PARENTING – Antigonish County
FAMILY & PARENTING
Group Type: Support Group
Group Name: Nova Scotia Early Childhood Development Intervention Services
Address: 155 Main Street, Ste 101, Antigonish, NS, B2G 2B6
Objectives: Provide early intervention for children from birth to school age who are developmentally delayed or at risk of becoming developmentally delayed, and support to their families.
Activities: For children up to school age who are showing signs of developmental or behavioral issues. Home visits or community programs available.
Meetings: Please call for more information.
Contact: Olivia Menick Phone: 902-625-0396
FAMILY & PARENTING – Cumberland County
FAMILY & PARENTING
Group Type: Support Group
Group Name: Fatherhood Matters
Address: 16 Church Street, Suite A, Amherst, NS B4H 3A0
Objectives: serving Fathers and those who identify as men and are providing parenting to children between the ages of 0 and 18 years old and who are facing multiple challenges and or barriers that may be impacting their fathering role.
Activities: individual counseling or group sessions. Fatherhood Matters will focus on the family and fathering in the context of relationships, child and youth development, and positive parenting.
Meetings: Individual support and group conversations if interested. Please call, email, or reach us on Facebook.
Contact: Jennifer Quinn Phone: 902-667-4500
Contact: Lisa George Phone: 902-667-4500
SHC Mental Health Heart & Stroke Resource Directory
HEART & STROKE – Halifax County
HEART & STROKE
Group Type: Self-Help Group
Group Name: Dartmouth Stroke Support Club – Dartmouth
Address: Findlay Community Centre, Dartmouth, NS
Objectives: Provide support for anyone who has had a stroke or anyone with a disability.
Activities: Fellowship, Physiotherapy and active participation.
Meetings: Meetings are held on Wednesdays 1:00 pm to 3:30 pm from September to June ($20.00 a year, no age limit or range.)
Contact: Tony Dubois Phone: 902-435-6407
SHC Mental Health Directory
MENTAL HEALTH – Cape Breton County
MENTAL HEALTH
Group Type: Self-Help Group
Group Name: S.H.I.N.E.
Address: 15102 Cabot Trail P.O. Box 129
Cheticamp, NS B0E 1H0 Canada
Objectives: Confidential space for people to comfortably share and learn from their experiences with Mental Health & Wellness.
Activities: Group topic meetings, guest speakers, activities, outings.
Meetings: 6:30-8:30 Tuesday nights in the Boardroom of the Sacred Heart Community Health Centre.
Contact: Jeannine Poirier Phone: 902-224-0876
Email: jeanninepoirier31@gmail.com
Facebook Page: SHINE Cape Breton @shinecapebreton
MENTAL HEALTH – Halifax County
MENTAL HEALTH
Group Type: Self-Help Group
Group Name: Eastern Shore Mental Health
Address: Old School Community Gathering Place Community Organization
7962 #7 Highway, Musquodoboit Harbour, Nova Scotia B0J2L0
Objectives: This is a resource, support & sharing group for anyone living with a mental health challenge, and for family members or friends, who are interested in talking, sharing & learning with others walking these paths and living on the Eastern Shore of Nova Scotia.
Activities: Meeting involves sharing on topics of interest with the group in the first hour, and a group discussion during the second hour. Please join our Facebook Group Eastern Shore Mental Health (ESMH) Public group.
Meetings: Every Sunday afternoon from 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm. Meetings are held at Old School Community Gathering Place Community Organization
7962 #7 Highway, Musquodoboit Harbour, Nova Scotia B0J2L0
Contact: The Old School Community Gathering Place
Phone: 092 889-2375
E-mail: neeter101@gmail.com
Contact: Facebook Group Eastern Shore Mental Health (ESMH) Public group.
MENTAL HEALTH – Halifax
Group Type: Self-Help Group
Group Name: Recovery to Discovery Peer Support Group Meetings – Halifax
Address: Virtual
Objectives: The From Recovery to Discovery Peer Support Group is open to anyone affected by mental illness, either directly or indirectly.
Activities: Through mutual sharing of experience, participants recognize recovery is possible and living a full life is achievable.
Meetings: Every Thursday Evening from 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm. Meetings are held on Microsoft Teams.
Contact: Hope for Mental Health
E-mail: Glenna@hope4mentalhealth.ca
Website: hope4mentalhealth.ca
SHC Mental Health Multiple Sclerosis Directory
MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS –Cape Breton County
MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS
Group Type: Self-Help Group
Group Name: “Multiple Sclerosis Self-Help Group” – Sydney
Address: Bethel Presbyterian Church, 73 French Street, Sydney, NS, B1N 1Y6
Objectives: To provide a casual atmosphere to share and receive support based on experiences, thoughts, and feelings on a variety of topics of importance, all directed toward an improved quality of life.
Activities: Group discussion for anyone with MS, or those awaiting diagnosis, along with their family and friends.
Meetings: The first Thursday of each month from 7:00pm to 8:00pm. Please call for more information. No meetings in July & August.
Contact: David C MacKinnon Phone: 902-562-5546
E-mail: davidcmackinnon@hotmail.com
MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS – Halifax County
MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS
Group Type: Self-Help Group
Group Name: The Dartmouth MS Peer Support group
Address: Virtual – via Zoom
Objectives: To provide a casual atmosphere to share and receive support based on experiences, thoughts, and feelings on a variety of topics of importance, all directed toward an improved quality of life.
Activities: Group discussion for anyone with MS, or those awaiting diagnosis, along with their family and friends.
Meetings: Using Zoom we have been meeting weekly online at 1 pm on Fridays. Hoping to start in-person meetings again in September.
Contact: Donalda Martin-Gagnon Phone: 902-876-1072 or 902-818-2356
E-mail: nebbie121@hotmail.com
MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS – Halifax
Group Type: Self-Help/Peer Support Group
Group Name: “Hopeful Solutions” – Halifax & surrounding areas
Address: Virtual, via Zoom
Objectives: Informal gathering of all adult persons confirmed as having MS. Sharing strengths, skills, insights, hopes & successes, solutions to challenges and concerns about everyday life, living with Multiple Sclerosis (MS). Opportunities to experience success and hope for a more productive future & an improved quality of life,
Activities: Your questions answered as best we can, group discussions, & periodic topics of interest & education.
Meetings: This is a closed group, adult persons confirmed as having MS. Meetings take place the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of the month from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm, or earlier if decided as a group.
Contact: Theresa Denham Phone: 902-478-0480
E-mail: theresa.den.ms@gmail.com
Website: https://mscanada.ca msnavigators@mscanada.ca Phone:1-844-859-6789
SHC Mental Health Muscular Dystrophy Directory
MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY – Pictou County
MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY
Group Type: Support Group
Group Name: Sunrise Trail Chapter – New Glasgow
Address: 3161 Shore Road, Lower Barneys River, Pictou County, New Glasgow, NS
Objectives: Provide mutual support for people living with Muscular Dystrophy from Amherst to Guysborough.
Activities: One-on-one support, social activities.
Meetings: Please call for more information.
Contact: Jim McNeil Phone: 902-926-2007 LEFT VM
E-mail: jj.m@bellaliant.net Emailed
Contact: Fred Popowich Phone: 902-752-8897
SHC Mental Health Ostomy Directory
OSTOMY – Cape Breton County
OSTOMY
Group Type: Support Group
Group Name: Ostomy Association of Cape Breton – Sydney
Address: Sydney, NS South Bar Volunteer Fire Dept, South Bar
Objectives: Provide information and support to people living with ostomies, and their families, to live full and productive lives.
Activities: 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm, Second Thursday of the month in March, April, May, June, September, October and November. Each October we host an ostomy awareness day. In 2014 it coincided with the National Stoma Stroll program. Members and guests can learn about the monthly location from our Newsletter, the radio or on TV
Meetings: Meetings are held on the second Wednesday of each month at hospitals in Sydney, New Waterford, Glace Bay and North Sydney. Membership fee $25 per year. Please call for more information.
Contact: Stasia Daigu Phone: 902-562-1367
Email: stasiadigou@hotmail.com
Website: https://ostomyhalifax.ca/ns-ostomy-groups
OSTOMY – Halifax County
OSTOMY
Group Type: Self-Help Group
Group Name: Ostomy Halifax
Address: Bethune Building, Victoria General Hospital
Objectives: Provide information and support to people living with ostomies (diversion of the bowel or bladder) and their families, to live full and productive lives.
Activities: Group meetings, guest speakers, hospital visits, conferences, monthly newsletter, website, magazine subscription, member discounts for supplies.
Meetings: First Sunday of the month. No meeting July and August.
Contact: Irene Stagg Phone: 902-473-0414 E-mail: info@ostomyhalifax.ca
Website: www.ostomycanada.ca
SHC Mental Health Scleroderma Directory
SCLERODERMA – Halifax County
SCLERODERMA
Group Type: Self-Help Group
Group Name: Scleroderma Support Group of Nova Scotia – Halifax
Address: Halifax Arthritis Society, Suite 210, 3770 Kempt Road, Halifax, NS, B3K 4X8
Objectives: Provide emotional support and education on the disease to people affected, family members, care-givers, friends, health care students and heath care professionals.
Activities: Peer-led group meetings, social and special activities, guest speakers, mind, body, spirit and environmental health focus of disease management. Lupus patients and their family and friends are also welcome to attend our patient support group meetings and participate in our various activities.
Meetings: Please call for more information.
Contact: Mary Beth Clark Phone: 902-423-3942
Contact: Halifax Arthritis Society Phone: 902-429-7025
E-mail: maryelizabethclark@yahoo.ca Emailed
Website: www.scleroderma.ca
SHC Mental Health Suicide Directory
SUICIDE – Halifax County
SUICIDE
Group Type: Support Group
Group Name: Survivors of Suicide (SOS) – Halifax
Address: 57 Cannon Crescent, Eastern Passage, NS, B3G 1E9
Objectives: Support for survivors of suicide loss.
Activities: Group meetings, open discussions regarding the loss of a loved one.
Meetings: Meetings on the second Wednesday of each month at Saint Andrew’s Church Hall on the corner of Coburg and Robie Streets (6036 Coburg Road) in Halifax. Meeting time 7:30 pm until 9:00pm.
Contact: George Tomie Phone: 902-445-0860 E-mail: george.tomie@yahoo.ca
Contact: Margaret Tousigmant Phone: 902-826-2658
Website: http://www.sos.novascotia.com
SHC Mental Health Weight Loss Directory
WEIGHT LOSS – Halifax County
WEIGHT LOSS
Group Type: Support Group
Group Name: Weight Loss Support Group of Nova Scotia – Halifax
Address: Halifax, NS
Objectives: Support people who have received, or are waiting to receive, bariatric surgery.
Meetings: Contact directly or referral by Bariatric Program.
Contact: Erin Desmond Phone: 902-229-5237 (call or text)
E-mail: erincxdesmond@gmail.com
