HOW WE HELP — Mental Health Foundation of Nova Scotia

The Mental Health Foundation of Nova Scotia is not a mental health service provider.

If you’re in crisis call 911, Canada’s Suicide Crisis Helpline at 988, Nova Scotia’s Mental Health Mobile Crisis at 902.429.8167, or visit your local ER.

Annual Grant Programs

Mental Health Foundation of Nova Scotia Grants are the essence of the Foundation’s strategic direction to increase financial support to community initiatives throughout the province that provide hope and eradicate stigma. We are proud to offer the following grants that make a difference in the lives of Nova Scotians living with mental illness and addiction and their loved ones.

Catlin Kehoe Memorial Grant

THE NSLC COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS GRANT

EMERA YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH GRANT

BLANKETS OF LOVE

THE STEVENS FAMILY FOUNDATION GRANT

LANDING STRONG

BRIGHT SMILES

Fountain of HEalth

pringle-wilson BIPOC GRANT

BROTHERHOOD FUND

HEATHER REA HUMANITARIAN FUND

SWANY’S CHALLENGE

Mental Health Above All

 

Funded Programs

We invest donor dollars in mental health & addiction programs that promote healing, skill development, mental health literacy, and peer support. Our funding helps Nova Scotians living with mental illness and addiction, and their loved ones, recover and reclaim their lives in treatment and during recovery in their own communities. Review lists of funded programs by year below.

Impact

Your support directly impacts the lives of countless Nova Scotians, their loved ones, and their communities. Learn more about how the Mental Health Foundation of Nova Scotia is changing the way people think about mental health.

Looking for mental health resources? Click here to find support.