This is not a treatment or referral site.
If you are in crisis or looking for support, please contact one of the following supports

Provincial Mental Health Crisis Line
(toll-free) 1-888-429-8167 or call 911 or go to your nearest hospital or emergency department.

Canada Suicide Prevention Service
Call  9.8.8 or 1-833-456-4566
(24/7)or text 45645 (5 pm to 12 am)

Kids Help Phone
Call 1-800-668-6868 (toll-free)
or text CONNECT to 6868681

Transgender Crisis Support
1-877-330-6366

https://translifeline.org/

Mi’kmaw Crisis and Referral
Toll free 24/7 to Mi’kmaw people across the province 
1-855-379-2099

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More than 6.7 million people in Canada are living with a mental health problem or illness today. By comparison 2.2 million people in Canada have type 2 diabetes . 1

MHAWNS Mental Health and Wellness Nova Scotia
MHAWNS Mental Health and Wellness Nova Scotia

By the time people reach 40 years of age, 1 in 2 people in Canada will have had or have a mental illness. 2

About 4,000 Canadians per year die by suicide – an average of almost 11 suicides a day.
It affects people of all ages and backgrounds. 3

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(1) Mental Health Commission of Canada: https://www.mentalhealthcommission.ca/wp-content/uploads/drupal/2016-06/Investing_in_Mental_Health_FINAL_Version_ENG.pdf (Page 1 Paragraph 3)

(2) Mental Health Commission of Canada: https://www.mentalhealthcommission.ca/wp-content/uploads/drupal/2016-06/Investing_in_Mental_Health_FINAL_Version_ENG.pdf (Page 1 Paragraph 3)

(3) Statistics Canada (2020). Deaths and age-specific mortality rates, by selected grouped causes. Table 13-10-0392-01.