We understand that hearing and speech challenges may be just one part of the journey you or your loved one. To support you here’s a list of other valuable community services available to help with a range of needs.
Explore these resources to find support for health, education, housing, employment, and more.
Mental Health, Additions or wellbeing
- Nova Scotia Health: Mental Health and Additions Program – find mental health and additions professionals who provide support, program and services
Community Health Teams
- Community Health Teams - free in person group wellness programs and services
Need a family doctor
- Need a family practice registry supports Nova Scotians who are looking for a primary care provider (family doctor or nurse practitioner)
- Primary Care Clinics provide in-person care to Nova Scotians on the Need a family practice registry
YourHealthNS
- YourHealthNS app - allows you to access NS healthcare services and resources
Helplines (toll-free and available 24/7)
- Provincial Crisis Line: 1-888-429-8167
- Kids Help Phone: 1-800-668-6868 or text CONNECT to 686868
- For ages 5 to 20
- Speak with a trained counsellor or trained volunteer crisis responder
- Helpline: 211
- Will connect you with someone who can help or just listen
- Non-emergency: 811
- For non-emergency advice and information
- Suicide Crisis Helpline: 988 (call or text)
- Provides urgent, live, trauma-informed support by phone and text
- Good2Talk Nova Scotia: 1-833-292-3698 or text GOOD2TALK to 686868
- Provides support for university and college students in Nova Scotia
- Peer Support Phone Service: 1-800-307-1686
- Provides a safe space to connect with peer supports who have personal experience with mental health and substance use challenges
- Family violence: 1-855-225-0220
- Visit Intimate partner violence for additional information and resources
Grief and bereavement
- Visit Nova Scotia grief and bereavement for information about services available to families and friends of patients.
Education
- Nova Scotia School for Adult Learning – provide-wide system that offers free educational programs for adults
- Department of Education and Early Childhood Development – information and resources for children’s education including early years, and primary to grade 12
Housing & Shelters
- Transition House Association of Nova Scotia – provides a list of transition houses throughout Nova Scotia
- Nova Scotia Provincial Housing Agency – visit for information about public housing for low-income Nova Scotians
- Shelter Nova Scotia – supports people in times of crisis and transition (emergency shelters and residential facilities for individuals making the change from correctional facilities to community living or who have experienced homelessness).
Food Bank
- Visit Feed Nova Scotia or call 211 to find food support programs and resources in your community.
Other services
- Immigrant Services Association of Nova Scotia (ISANS) – services for immigrants and refugees
- Nova Scotia Regulator of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (NSRASLP) - provincial regulator of audiology and speech-language pathology professions