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"The creation of something new is not accomplished by the intellect but by the play instinct acting from inner necessity" - Carl Jung

"The creation of something new is not accomplished by the intellect but by the play instinct acting from inner necessity" - Carl Jung

Resources

Mental Health & Social Supports | Books & Articles | Videos & Audio

Mental Health & Social Supports

Nova Scotia Mental Health and Addictions

https://mha.nshealth.ca/en

  • Intake line and resources for mental health and addictions programming through Nova Scotia Health​

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Provincial Mental Health and Addictions Crisis Line: 1-888-429-8167

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Kids Help Phone: 1-800-668-6868; Text CONNECT to 686868

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Red Spruce Mental Health Centre

  • Free counselling services (in-person & virtual) in the Annapolis Valley and beyond. To make an appointment, email the Centre at redspruce@acadiau.ca

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Couch of Hope

https://couchofhope.com

  • Free counselling services in Halifax, NS for people who don't have insurance and cannot afford to pay

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The People's Counselling Clinic 

http://thepeoplescounsellingclinic.ca/

  • Free counselling services, including men's groups for survivors of sexualized violence

 

Sexual Assault Centres

https://novascotia.ca/coms/svs/sexual-assault-centres/

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Chrysalis House (Kentville)

https://www.chrysalishouseassociation.org

  • Provides crisis, shelter, outreach and transitional support to women and their children who have experienced or are at risk of experiencing violence and abuse

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Shelter Movers Nova Scotia

https://www.sheltermovers.com/nova-scotia/

  • Free moving and storage services for individuals and families fleeing domestic abuse or violence

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Criminal Injuries Counselling Program

https://novascotia.ca/just/victim_services/programs.asp#CICP

  • Counselling support for victims of violent crimes

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Landing Strong

https://landingstrong.com/

  • Programs, workshops and group support for veterans

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Eating Disorders Nova Scotia

https://eatingdisordersns.ca/

  • Support for eating disorders including a peer mentoring program

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Disability Support Program

https://novascotia.ca/coms/disabilities/

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Nova Scotia Legal Aid

https://www.nslegalaid.ca​

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Tranquility App

www.tranquility.app

  • Free online Cognitive Behavioural Therapy program for depression and anxiety with weekly support from a coach

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Black Mental Health Canada

https://blackmentalhealth.ca/

  • Advocates for culturally safe, accessible and affordable mental health care to the diverse Black communities in Canada 

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Immigrant Services Association of Nova Scotia (ISANS)

https://isans.ca/

  • A non-profit organization that provides settlement and integration services to immigrants who are in or are destined for communities across Nova Scotia

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Halifax Refugee Clinic

https://halifaxrefugeeclinic.org/

  • Provides legal representation for those claiming refugee status in Nova Scotia

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Bullying in the Workplace

https://www.ccohs.ca/oshanswers/psychosocial/bullying.html

  • Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety website outlines what workplace bullying is and what to do about it

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The Red Door: Youth Health & Support Centre

https://thereddoor.ca

  • Provides confidential sexual health services, health education, and health promotion to youth ages 13-30 in Kentville, NS

Books & Articles

Grief and loss

  • It's OK That You're Not OK, by Megan Devine

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Relationships

  • Tell Me No Lies, by Peter Pearson and Ellyn Bader

  • Wired for Love, by Stan Tatkin

  • Hold Me Tight, by Sue Johnson​

 

Self-compassion skills

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Women's issues

  • The Menopause Manifesto, by Jen Gunter (practical tips, useful information, and feminist insights about the experience of menopause)

 

Parenting

  • Raising a Secure Child, by Kent Hoffman, Glen Cooper, & Bert Powell (attachment-based parenting strategies - “Circle of Security Parenting”)

  • Parenting from the Inside Out, by Dan Siegel

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Mindfullness for kids

  • Sitting Still Like a Frog: Mindfulness Exercises for Kids (and Their Parents), by Eline Snel

  • Sitting Still Like a Frog Activity Book: 75 Mindfulness Games for Kids,by Eline Snel

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Faculty Mental Health

  • Unraveling Faculty Burnout: Pathways to Reckoning and Renewal, by Rebecca Pope-Ruark

  • The Slow Professor: Challenging the Culture of Speed in the Academy, by Maggie Berg & Barbara K. Seeber

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Autism

  • Is This Autism? A Guide for Clinicians and Everyone Else, by Donna Henderson, Jamell White, and Sarah Wayland

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