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Please see the following supports and resources below for families. I will continually be adding additional items as they become available.
Please see the following supports and resources below for families. I will continually be adding additional items as they become available.
Mental Health and Well-Being Supports:
Mental Health and Well-Being Supports:
- Canadian Mental Health Association: CMHA NS continues to provide non-clinical mental health psycho-social support throughout COVID-19: 1-877-466-6606 (Toll Free)
- Capitol Health – Community Helping Trees: Tools designed by Community Mental Health teams to assist service providers and inform residents of the many helping resources available.
- Coping with Stress, Anxiety and Substance Abuse During COVID-19 - Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction
- EAP (Employee Assistance Program) Many employers provide counselling support for employees and their family that is covered by their insurance (no out of pocket fees for the employee).
- First Nation and Inuit Hope for Wellness HelpLine — 1-855-242-3310
- Healthy Minds Cooperative - HMC is an innovative mental health cooperative providing a varfiety of peer based services to people with lived experiences of mental health issues and their families. HMC is available M-F; 9am-5pm via phone and email: 902-404-3504; Email: info@healthyminds.ca
- Helping you find the right community and social services, 24/7: Call 211 or http://ns.211.ca/
- IWK Mental Health:
Central Referral: 902-464.4110 Link: http://www.iwk.nshealth.ca/mental-health/how-do-i-get-service
Mental Health Mobile Crisis Team: Call 902.429.8167 Link: http://www.iwk.nshealth.ca/mental-health/youth/helpf
- Mental Health and Addiction Services: www.GetHelpNow.ca
- Mental Health Crisis Line: Telephone crisis support and mobile response is available 24/7 - 1-888-429-8167 (toll free)
- MindWell-U - A mindfulness app created by the NS Health Authority - Includes a 30 day Mindfulness Challenge and is available in French or English.
- Schools Plus: Community Outreach Worker for Central Spryfield and Chebucto Heights is Susan MacDonald - macdonald.susan@hrce.ca; 902-229-0031
- TAO N.S. - Therapy Assistance Online - Resources in Your Pocket for Low Mood, Worry and Other Common Concerns. Confidential, Convenient, Efective.
- United Pause: African Ancestry Mental Health Counselling Services - 1-800-598-5270 (Tues and Thurs 5pm-9pm).
- Warm Line N.S. - A warm line is an alternative to a crisis line that is run by “peers,” generally those who have had their own experiences of trauma that they are willing to speak of and acknowledge: 1- 833-927-6546 Tues 12-8pm, Wed 4:30-8pm, Fri 12-8pm.
- Wellin5, online platform for mental health counselling / therapy session: https://www.wellin5.com/
Mental Health and Well-Being Resources:
Mental Health and Well-Being Resources:
- Anxiety Canada - Many tools and resources available here to help people of all ages manage anxiety: www.anxietycanada.com
- Province of N.S. Government Website: novascotia.ca/coronavirus
- Strongest Families I-Can Anxiety Program: This program educates adults 18+ skills to overcome their anxiety. Call: 1-866-470-7111 (Toll Free) Visit: strongestfamilies.com or see LINK
- The Public Health Agency of Canada Coronavirus Information Line: 1-833-784-4397
COVID-19 Specific Resources for Helping Your Children Understand and Cope:
COVID-19 Specific Resources for Helping Your Children Understand and Cope:
- Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)- Centre for Disease Control and Prevention: Caring for Children - See LINK
- Coping with COVID-19 A hand-out with helpful tips for taking care of our mental health and well-being during COVID-19
- Coronavirus Workbook - Helps children under the age of seven understand COVID-19; from Mindheart.co
- COVID-19 - Autism Nova Scotia Programs, Resources and Services. See LINK
- Finding Balance at Home - N.S. Health Authority/EECD
- How to Talk to Kids about COVID (Daniel Tiger PBS) - See LINK
- How You and Your Kids Can De-stress with COVID at Home (Daniel Tiger PBS) - See LINK
- KidsHealth - Coronavirus (COVID-19) How to Talk to Your Child - See LINK
- Kids Up Front - Atlantic chapter - Free online activities. See LINK
- NELSON - Webinar Series: Surviving and Thriving at Home - See LINK
- UNICEF - 6 Ways Parent Can Support Their Kids During the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Outbreak - See LINK
- World Health Organization - Parenting in the time of COVID-19. This site offers six, one-page tips for parents that cover planning one-on-one time, staying positive, creating a daily routine, avoiding bad behaviour, managing stress, and talking about COVID-19.
Food Supports:
Food Supports:
- Chebucto Connections is closed and the Mobile Market is not running. For food assistance call: 902-477-0964; messages will be checked daily.
- Emmanuel Food Bank is still operational (Thursday's) - 322 Herring Cove Rd. Call: 902-477-1954
- Family SOS - Food Support Packages: Delivering food essentials to Greystone community and in-home support clients: 902-455-5515
- Feed N.S. - Find Food! Here, they will help you find food supports near you. See link; or call 211 for further direction.
- St. Paul's and Greystone Foodbank are still operational (Wednesday's) - 173 Old Sambro Road; call: 902- 477-5090
- Salvation Army - Spryfield Family Rresource Centre are still operational - 328 Herring Cove road; call: 902-477-5393
Mindfulness and Movement Resources:
Mindfulness and Movement Resources:
Social/Emotional Learning:
Social/Emotional Learning:
- Action for Happiness - See LINK
- CASEL - See LINK
- Fun Mental Health Activities for Children
- Greater Good in Education - See LINK
- Understanding Social Emotional Learning
- Teen Mental Health - See LINK
- WE Schools Virtual Lessons
Family SOS is providing the following services in response to COVID-19:
Family SOS is providing the following services in response to COVID-19:
- Over 80 essential food packages delivered directly to families who need them weekly
- 105 at-home activity packages every week for children
- 30 at-home activity packages delivered weekly for youth, including a food literacy program created in partnership with a registered dietitian
- In-home parenting support over the phone and online
- Virtual parenting groups
- Friendly phone calls to seniors and reading to children over the phone
Please contact us by phone 902-455-5515 or email greystone@familysos.ca
Please contact us by phone 902-455-5515 or email greystone@familysos.ca
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