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Help from SOAR
- How do I get help?
For peer support, call or email us using the contact information here. Click here for more information. We support all genders. - Check out our Resources for Survivors pages.
- How do I volunteer?
We welcome both survivors and community allies to assist us in our work. Click here for more information. - To have S.O.A.R. speak to your group or for further information on S.O.A.R, use the contact information here.
- View/Download our Rack Card for more info.
- Watch our videos where S.O.A.R. members describe how S.O.A.R. started, what it does, and how peer support helps survivors heal and grow.
- How do I get help?
For peer support, call or email us using the contact information here. Click here for more information. We support all genders. - Check out our Resources for Survivors pages.
- How do I volunteer?
We welcome both survivors and community allies to assist us in our work. Click here for more information. - To have S.O.A.R. speak to your group or for further information on S.O.A.R, use the contact information here.
- View/Download our Rack Card for more info.
- Watch our videos where S.O.A.R. members describe how S.O.A.R. started, what it does, and how peer support helps survivors heal and grow.
Help from Health Services
- If you are outside the West Hants / Annapolis Valley area, go to https://ns.211.ca/ or call 211 to find services near you.
- Visit http://www.nshealth.ca/mental-health-addictions to access mental health resources in Nova Scotia.
- Find out more at 1-855-922-1122 or Find Help | Nova Scotia Mental Health and Addictions
- eMental Health Online Wellness Tools
- Across Canada, go to https://wellnesstogether.ca/
Crisis Services
- If you are in crisis, in Nova Scotia you can access the 24 hour mental health crisis response line at 1-888-429-8167.
- After hours go to emergency, call 911 or the 24hr Mental Health Crisis Line above.
- Suicide Prevention Crisis Line (Canada-wide) 1-833-456-4566
- Trans Lifeline Run by and for trans people. 1-877-330-6366
- Chrysalis House provides shelter, support, counselling, advocacy, and outreach for abused women and their children. Services are available for women who have been psychologically, emotionally, physically, and/or sexually abused. 902-679-1922 or 1-800-264-8682.
Province-wide: Transition House Association of Nova Scotia – 1-800- 563-2945 - Togetherall is a safe, online community where people support each other anonymously to improve mental health and wellbeing.
- Support for Youth: Kids Help Line – 1-800- 668-6868 (20 and under).
- Black Youth Helpline: 833-294-8650
- Indigenous Peoples support: Hope for Wellness Helpline 1-855-242-3310, available 24/7
- People in the Sex Trade: TESS Online Directory
- Break the Silence NS Resources for survivors of sexual violence in Nova Scotia.
- Canadian Human Trafficking Hotline: 1-833-900-1010
- If you are in crisis, in Nova Scotia you can access the 24 hour mental health crisis response line at 1-888-429-8167.
- After hours go to emergency, call 911 or the 24hr Mental Health Crisis Line above.
- Suicide Prevention Crisis Line (Canada-wide) 1-833-456-4566
- Trans Lifeline Run by and for trans people. 1-877-330-6366
- Chrysalis House provides shelter, support, counselling, advocacy, and outreach for abused women and their children. 902-679-1922 or 1-800-264-8682.
Province-wide: Transition House Association of Nova Scotia – 1-800- 563-2945 - Togetherall is a safe, online community where people support each other anonymously to improve mental health and wellbeing. Ages 16+
- Kids Help Line – 1-800- 668-6868 (20 and under).
- Black Youth Helpline: 833-294-8650
- Indigenous Peoples support: Hope for Wellness Helpline 1-855-242-3310, available 24/7
NS Mi’kmaq Crisis and Referral Line – 1-855- 379-2099 - Break the Silence NS Resources for survivors of sexual violence in Nova Scotia.
- People in the Sex Trade: TESS Online Directory
- Canadian Human Trafficking Hotline: 1-833-900-1010
211 Help Lines
Help Lines are free, confidential services for adults who have concerns about their well-being, safety, and/or the safety of others. Call 211 and ask for the helpline you want.
Please note: The Helplines are not crisis lines. If you are experiencing a crisis please call the 24-Hour Provincial Crisis Line at 1-888-429-8167 or call 911.