The Bloom Program
Anxiety /
Bipolar Disorder /
Cannabis /
Dementias /
Depression /
Detachment from reality (delusions, paranoia, or hallucinations) /
Feeling Sad or Depressed /
Feeling Stressed, Anxious or Worried /
Grief /
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) /
Opioids /
Personality Disorders /
Psychosis /
Schizophrenia /
Significant tiredness, low energy and problems sleeping /
Stress /
Withdrawal from friends and activities
The Bloom Program is a community pharmacy initiative designed to increase and improve mental health and addictions care for Nova Scotians.
Who is eligible to participate?
Anyone with a Nova Scotia Health Card who has:
- One or more mental health or addiction diagnoses
AND - A medication problem that they would like to work on with their pharmacist
To enroll, please contact a Bloom Pharmacy near you.
What are the benefits?
- No cost to patients.
- No waitlist.
- One-on-one care and patient advocacy from your pharmacist.
- Access to and information about community mental health and addiction resources.
- Assistance in navigating the mental health and addictions system in Nova Scotia.
- Help managing medication-related issues.
To see a full list of participating locations, visit https://bloomprogram.ca/pharmacies/.
Accessing this Service
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