Mental Health and Addictions Services

This list includes some key resources offered by community partners. For more community resources, use the Navigator tool or call or visit 211. If you are unsure of which option is right for you, call our Intake Service at 1-855-922-1122 (toll-free) and a clinician will help determine what services and supports best meet your needs.

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Child and Adolescent Services
Nova Scotia Health Authority

Child and Adolescent Services/Child Youth and Family/Child and Adolescent Outpatient Clinical Services provide mental health and addiction services to children and youth...

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Alcohol / Alcohol or drug use / Anxiety / Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder / Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) / Bipolar Disorder / Cannabis / Depression / Detachment from reality (delusions, paranoia, or hallucinations) / Eating Disorders / Feeling Sad or Depressed / Feeling Stressed, Anxious or Worried / Gambling / Grief / Grief / Nicotine & Tobacco / Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) / Opioids / Personality Disorders / Psychosis / Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) / Schizophrenia / Self-Injury / Significant tiredness, low energy and problems sleeping / Stress / Suicide / Withdrawal from friends and activities
Central Zone
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Eastern Zone
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Northern Zone
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Western Zone
Children / Youth

Community Outreach Assessment Support and Treatment Team (COAST) - Dual Diagnosis Program (Intellectual Disability in combination with Mental Illness)
Nova Scotia Health Authority

The community outreach assessment support and treatment team provides services for persons with both intellectual disability and also mental illness. These services include:

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Anxiety / Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder / Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) / Bipolar Disorder / Dementias / Depression / Detachment from reality (delusions, paranoia, or hallucinations) / Eating Disorders / Feeling Stressed, Anxious or Worried / Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) / Personality Disorders / Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) / Schizophrenia / Self-Injury / Stress / Suicide
Central Zone
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Eastern Zone
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Northern Zone
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Western Zone
Adults

Community Support Service (Adults)
Nova Scotia Health Authority

The Community Support Teams for Adults/Community Supports for Adults supports individuals living with persistent mental illness to develop and maintain a safe, satisfying...

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Alcohol / Alcohol or drug use / Bipolar Disorder / Cannabis / Detachment from reality (delusions, paranoia, or hallucinations) / Gambling / Nicotine & Tobacco / Opioids / Personality Disorders / Psychosis / Schizophrenia
Eastern Zone
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Northern Zone
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Western Zone
Adults / Seniors

Community Support Service (Child and Adolescent)
Nova Scotia Health Authority

The Community Support Program is for school aged children and adolescents registered with the Child and Adolescent Mental Health program.

The program supports the work of the...

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Bipolar Disorder / Personality Disorders / Psychosis / Schizophrenia
Central Zone
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Northern Zone
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Western Zone
Children / Youth

Community Transition Program (CTP)
Nova Scotia Health Authority

The Community Transition Program (CTP) helps adults who have complex (mental and physical) health and behavioural challenges, and residential/social support needs. The goal is...

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Bipolar Disorder / Detachment from reality (delusions, paranoia, or hallucinations) / Personality Disorders / Psychosis / Schizophrenia / Self-Injury
Central Zone
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Eastern Zone
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Northern Zone
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Western Zone
Adults

Connections
Nova Scotia Health Authority

Connections Service is a recovery-focused program that provides supports and opportunities to adults living with mental illness such as schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder...

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Bipolar Disorder / Detachment from reality (delusions, paranoia, or hallucinations) / Personality Disorders / Psychosis / Schizophrenia
Central Zone
Adults

Crossroads Clubhouse
Nova Scotia Health Authority

Crossroads Cape Breton is community organized to support people living with mental illness in reclaiming and enhancing their lives. People are referred to as “members” because...

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Alcohol / Alcohol or drug use / Anxiety / Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder / Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) / Bipolar Disorder / Cannabis / Depression / Detachment from reality (delusions, paranoia, or hallucinations) / Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) / Opioids / Personality Disorders / Psychosis / Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) / Schizophrenia
Eastern Zone
Adults / Seniors

Direction 180
Mi’kmaw Native Friendship Center
This program is not administered by Nova Scotia Health Authority. Program Information may be incorrect and/or out of date. Confirm details with the program provider.

Direction 180 is a community-based, opioid treatment program located in the North End of Halifax, Nova Scotia. This non-profit organization has been running since 2001 as a program of the Mi’kmaw Native Friendship Center.

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Alcohol or drug use / Opioids
Central Zone
Adults / Seniors

Driving While Impaired (DWI) Program / Alcohol Ingnition Interlock Program (AIIP)
Nova Scotia Health Authority

If your driver’s license has been suspended or revoked for an alcohol or drug-related offence, you are required by the Registry of Motor Vehicles to attend the DWI Program in...

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Alcohol / Alcohol or drug use / Cannabis / Opioids
Central Zone
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Eastern Zone
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Northern Zone
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Western Zone
Adults / Seniors

Early Intensive Behavioral Intervention (EIBI) - Autism Intervention Program
Nova Scotia Health Authority

The Early Intensive Behavioural Intervention (EIBI) program provides direct intensive service to young children with autistic spectrum disorder (ASD) and their families. The...

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Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
Eastern Zone
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Northern Zone
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Western Zone
Children

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