HALIFAX/EAST HANTS: Nova Scotians thinking about suicide or worried about someone else who may be thinking about suicide will continue to have access to help through a simple three-digit number.…
HAMILTON, ONT.: Joshua Bell launched the Hope Can’t Wait Campaign, a national campaign focused on ensuring the creation and implementation of a National Suicide Prevention Strategy for Canada following lived…
DARTMOUTH/COLE HARBOUR: Beginning Jan. 19, residents in Dartmouth (within the Highway 111 boundary), Woodlawn and Cole Harbour will have 24-7 access to the community service called CARE – Crisis Assistance…
HALIFAX: Nova Scotia’s Official Opposition MLAs are calling on the Houston government to take action and ensure Nova Scotians get mental health care when they need it. Despite a promise…
A press release from the N.S. PC Party HALIFAX: Healthcare is a right, not a privilege. Nova Scotians should have equal, universal access to mental health and addiction services that…
FALL RIVER: Having had mental health issues herself as a teenager led Helen Finn down the path to wanting to run her own business that dealt with the issue. Finn…
FALL RIVER: Emily Saulnier wants to make sure that any youth in her home community of Fall River can find the help they need if they are suffering through mental…
FALL RIVER: Pascal Atkin has just the service that businesses unsure with how to deal with mental health could utilize. Mindful Care Consulting & Education was started in July 2019…
MAIN PHOTO: Nolan Boyd is speaking publicly about his battle with mental health. (Martine Caron photo) (This story was originally scheduled to post in late August, however we agreed to…
“Opinions expressed in this piece are solely those of the columnist and not necessarily those of The Laker News Inc.” By Marybeth Fleming, OT Health Beginning on March 22, 2020,…