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CMHA-NS Division celebrates International Women’s Day 2021
5 March 2021

On March 8, the Canadian Mental Health Association – Nova Scotia Division will join individuals and organizations around the world in celebrating International Women’s Day (IWD), an annual event held…

Bell Let’s Talk Day 2021
28 January 2021

Bell Let’s Talk Day is Today, Thursday, January 28 and we’re joining in to help drive progress in mental health. Since 2010, Canadians and people around the globe have joined…

Community Suicide Prevention Peer Support Groups
26 January 2021

Canadian Mental Health Association – Nova Scotia Division offer a series of virtual Community Suicide Prevention Peer Support Groups beginning February, 2021. This pilot initiative, which is supported by the…

Blue Monday
18 January 2021

January 18, 2021  Blue Monday shouldn’t be the only day you think about your mental wellness  The third Monday in January is often referred to as ‘Blue Monday’ — the most depressing day of…

Art of Friendship: Register Now
11 January 2021

Meet new friends. Learn new skills. Make new community connections.   Beginning January 28, 2021, the Canadian Mental Health Association – Nova Scotia Division is offering The Art of Friendship, a…

The pandemic unexpectedly saved thousands from financial ruin. But what happens now? – CBC News
14 December 2020

CBC Morning Brief, December 11, 2020   Early in the Maritime provinces’ COVID-19 lockdown this spring, people who help the most vulnerable awaited a tidal wave of financial hardship and…

2018 Global Trends in Giving
12 November 2020

The 2018 Global Trends in Giving Survey is now live and available in five languages. The survey will be live through June 30 and the results will be released on September 17…

Mental health group cautiously endorses Grit resolution
7 October 2020

  Mental health group cautiously endorses Grit resolution John McPhee, Chronicle Herald The provincial mental health association is cautiously welcoming a Liberal party resolution that calls for consistent Medicare coverage…

Suicide prevention training now available online   
16 September 2020

Sept. 16, 2020  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  The Canadian Mental Health Association, Nova Scotia Division is now offering online suicide prevention training through the LivingWorks Start program. This program comes after in-person suicide prevention training was paused in March because of the COVID-19 pandemic.  Executive director, Pamela Magee…

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