Community Resources
Mental Health and Addiction Services
Mental health is just as important as physical health. Check out the list below to find a Mental Health or Addiction Service Centre in your area.
For province wide support, Nova Scotia has a Mental Health and Addictions Intake website or can be contacted at +1 (855) 922-1122.
Opioid Treatment & Recovery
The Opioid Treatment & Recovery Program offers opioid maintenance therapy (Methadone and Buprenorphine/Naloxone) and programming to people living with an opiate dependency.
From a Harm Reduction perspective, the program supports clients on their personal recovery journey and enhances their overall wellbeing. It includes assessment, treatment planning, relapse prevention, and supportive counselling provided by a team of health care professionals.
Colchester/East Hants County
Mental Health and Addictions Services Truro
Local: (902) 896-2606
Toll Free: +1 (800) 460-2110 ext. 42606
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
Address: 600 Abenaki Road, Truro, Nova Scotia, B2N 5A1
Mental Health and Addictions Services Truro
Local: (902) 895-4211
Canadian Mental Health Association
Address: 859 Prince Street, Truro, Nova Scotia, B2N 1H2
Colchester Sexual Assault Center
Colchester Sexual Assault Centre
Address: 35 Commercial Street, Suite 403, Truro, Nova Scotia, B2N 3H9
Haven House
Local: (902) 814-2221
Opiate Treatment and Recovery Program
Local: (902) 893-4776
BDC Building
Address: 733 Prince Street, Truro, Nova Scotia, B2N 1G7
Lloyd E. Matheson Centre
Local: (902) 883-8444
Lloyd E. Matheson Centre
Address: 15 Commerce Court, Suite 150, Elmsdale, Nova Scotia.
Formerly known as the East Hants Resource Centre, the Lloyd E. Matheson Centre provides health services and clinics to the residents of East Hants.
Cumberland County
Amherst Addictions Services
Local: (902) 667-3879
Amherst Addiction Services
Address: 30 Prince Arthur Street, Amherst, Nova Scotia, B4H 4W1
Autumn House
Local: (902) 667-1200 (24/7)
Business: (902) 667-1344
Autumn House offers services to women and gender diverse people who have been abused by an intimate partner. Autumn House serves Cumberland County.
Location is kept private for the safety of women and their children.
If you are seeking a safe place to go, call for further information.
Maggie’s Place
Local (Cumberland): (902) 667-7250
Maggie’s Place
Address: 11 Elmwood Drive, Amherst, Nova Scotia, B4H 2G7
All Saints Springhill Inpatient Services
Local: (902) 597-8647
Springhill Inpatient Services
Address: 10 Princess Street, Springhill, Nova Scotia, B0M 1X0
Dr. Julio Bobadilla Medical Clinic
Local: (902) 660-2719
Maritime Block Professional Centre
Address: 16 Church Street, Amherst, Nova Scotia, B4H 3A6
Pictou County
Pictou County Inpatient Services
Local: (902) 752-2752
Abderdeen Hospital Address: 835 East River Road
New Glasgow, NS
Women’s Resource & Sexual Assault Centre
Local: (902) 755-4647
Women’s Resource & Sexual Assault
Address: 503 S Fredrick Street, New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, B2H 3P3
New Glasgow Community Mental Health and Addictions
Local: (902) 752-4126
Aberdeen Business Centre
Address: 690 E River Road, New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, B2H 3S1
Pictou Landing First Nation Health Department
Local: (902) 752-0085
Pictou Landing Health Centre
Address: 19 Maple Street, Fisher’s Grant, Nova Scotia, B0K 1H0
Tearmann Society for Abused Women
Local: (902) 752-0132 (24/7)
Tearmann Society for Abused Women
Address: 280 Stellarton Road, New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, B2H 5E2
Halifax/HRM County
Direction 180
Local: (902) 420-0566
Direction 180
Address: 2151 Gottingen Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3K 3B4
Direction 180, a program of the Mi’kmaw Native Friendship Centre, is a non-profit, community-based opioid treatment program.
Capital Health Addiction Prevention & Treatment Services Methadone Maintenance
Local: (902) 424-8866
Marshall Building
Address: 300 Pleasant Street, Dartmouth, NS B2Y 3S3
Connections Halifax – NSHA Mental Health and Addictions Site
Local: (902) 496-3186
Connections Halifax – NSHA Mental Health and Addictions Site
Address: 1221 Barrington Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3J 1Y2
A recovery-focused program that provides supports and opportunities to adults living with mental illness such as schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder or bipolar disorder.