Resources
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Counselling / Mental Health - Halifax - Children & Youth
Counselling
Member Assistance Program
Toll Free: 1-800-268-7708
Web: http://www.forces.gc.ca/health-sante/ps/map-pam/default-eng.asp
The Member Assistance Program (MAP) is a voluntary and confidential service for Canadian Forces (CF) to help members (Regular Force, all Reserve Class Members, Cadets) and family members. MAP provides a short-term problem solving service for persons who have parenting or family concerns, interpersonal relations, personal and emotional, stress, anxiety, sexual assault and addiction concerns.
Based on the Description on the M.A.P. website.
Association of Psychologists of Nova Scotia
Phone: (902) 422-9183
Web: http://www.apns.ca/
The Association of Psychologists of Nova Scotia is a voluntary professional organization established in 1965 to represent psychology in Nova Scotia. The psychologists listed on this website have supplied all the information regarding the nature of their practice, including areas of interest or practice. All of the psychologists listed in the directory were, as of May 2009, either fully Registered Psychologists or Candidate Registered Psychologists with the Nova Scotia Board of Examiners in Psychology.
Family SOS
Phone: (902) 455-5515
Web: http://www.familysos.ca/
Family SOS provides a number of programs and services directed toward strengthening families. From Family Intervention, Positive Parenting Programs for Mom and Dads, Reunification & Aftercare and Teens’ Talk, staff make every attempt to keep the family and their needs at the centre of the work.
Mental Health
Mental Health Services for Children & Youth - Government of Nova Scotia
Web: http://www.gov.ns.ca/health/mhs/services_children.asp#DHA
Mental Heatlh Services for Children & Youth in Nova Scotia are provided through the IWK Health Centre and the local Health Authorities. For information on services provided go to the Government of Nova Scotia website
IWK Mental Health & Addictions
Phone: (902) 464-4110
Web: http://www.iwk.nshealth.ca/
The Mental Health and Addictions Program serves children, youth and families throughout Nova Scotia and the other Maritime provinces. Services are provided through our traveling clinics, telehealth and access to our inpatient unit and day treatment programs. IWK Mental Health and Addictions is committed to providing appropriate services to the children, youth and families we work with through a continuum of care, ranging from early intervention to more intensive services. We provide service through a multi-disciplinary approach involving the appropriate clinical resources.
Brain Injury Association of Nova Scotia
Phone: (902) 582-7443
Web: http://www3.ns.sympatico.ca/bians1/
The Brain Injury Association of Nova Scotia is a non-profit organization which provides support for people with brain injuries and their families. This organization serves as an advocacy group with the government, the public and the health care system.
Dalhousie University Department of Psychiatry - One in Five
Phone: (902) 473-2470
Web: www.oneinfive.ca
The One in Five website, developed by the Department of Psychiatry at Dalhousie University has a variety of resources that provide information on where you can go in the community for help and support with mental illness. Resources are listed by topic for a variety of mental health concerns such as compulsive disorders, concurrent disorders, suicide, mood disorders, anxiety, dementia and more. For more information please go to their website.
