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All eyes on Budget 2023 -2024
23 March 2023

Today, March 23, 2023, the Nova Scotia Government will release the 2023-2024 Provincial Budget.   A commitment to quality health care, including mental health care, will only be demonstrated when sufficient…

April 7 is World Health Day
21 March 2023

April 7 is World Health Day, an awareness campaign led by the World Health Organization [WHO]. This year’s theme, Health for All envisions that all people have good health for…

Thank you Keith Toon
14 March 2023

[In photo from left, Keith Toon and Karn Nichols, executive director of CMHA NS Division.] A HUGE heartfelt THANK YOU and congratulations to Keith Toon for his Walking Home for…

Make it monthly and an make impact!
10 March 2023

When you commit to a new monthly donation of $20 or more during March, CanadaHelps will add-on an extra $20. One in four Nova Scotians live with a mental illness….

We’re Hiring: Changing Minds Facilitators 
8 March 2023

The Canadian Mental Health Association Nova Scotia Division is looking for two individuals from the Western zone to deliver our Changing Minds program on a contract basis.   JOB POSTING: Program…

CMHA NS is proud to announce Hannah Scott as Project H.O.P.E. Team Lead 
5 March 2023

ANNOUNCEMENT  Karn Nichols, Executive Director of the Canadian Mental Health Association Nova Scotia Division [CMHA NS], is pleased to announce the appointment of Hannah Scott to the role Provincial Lead…

Free virtual psychological health and safety training opportunity: RESILIENT MINDS
4 March 2023

Between March 21 and March 30, 2023, the Canadian Mental Health Association Nova Scotia Division [CMHA NS] and the Hantsport Fire Department are proud to offer a free VIRTUAL edition…

Thank you to the Cooperators
2 March 2023

[IN PHOTO: Shane Kennedy of the Shane Kennedy of Kennedy Financial Group and his team, present Karn Nichols, Executive Director of CMHA NS with a $500 donation at the Cooperator’s…

Thrive Workshop: How offering mental health accommodations can help companies thrive
2 March 2023

ARTICLE When it comes to supporting your employees’ mental health, little empathy goes a long way. It is a common misconception that providing accommodations in the workplace for a person…

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