Hope for Mental Health

11/12/2025

We are bringing back our Hearing Voices 10-Week Program. We are asking for your help in spreading the word. Please take a moment to read a little about the program and share with anyone you feel may benefit from the program. We appreciate you!

11/12/2025

is almost here! We are excited to celebrate with you, share more about what we do and how your help allows us to giveback to our participants and our communites.

11/11/2025

Today, we pause to honour the courage, sacrifice, and resilience of the individuals who served and continue to serve our country. We hold close the families who have carried the quiet weight of worry, separation, and loss, and we recognize the deep emotional and psychological impacts that military service can have across generations.
At Hope for Mental Health, our mission is to provide programs, services, and education that support and empower individuals and families impacted by mental illness so they can achieve their goals and live their best lives. On this day of reflection, we reaffirm our commitment to creating a community where no one carries their struggles alone. The legacy of service reminds us that mental health care, compassion, and connection are essential parts of honouring those who have given so much.
May we remember not only the bravery shown on the battlefield, but also the ongoing journey of healing, hope, and support that many continue to navigate.
Lest we forget.

11/10/2025

11/09/2025

Keep it going!! You are all doing great helping us spread the word about Hope for Mental Health and the programs we offer. You are appreciated! 61 more new followers to hit our goal of 2000!

We have set a goal to be at 2000 followers by the end of the year and we need your help. We are confident that with your help we can get there! 🙂 Please take a minute to share our page or invite friends and family you feel could benefit from our programs.

11/07/2025

Welcome! WellNS is a group of researchers focused on improving mental wellness in Nova Scotia. Our goal is to learn more about the factors that affect mental health so we can help build healthier, more connected, and resilient communities. We believe in openness, collaboration, and ensuring mental h...

11/03/2025

11/02/2025

Thank you all! We are up to 1931!! Let’s keep it going and hit the 2k mark early! Keep sharing and sending invites to join our page. We appreciate you!

We have set a goal to be at 2000 followers by the end of the year and we need your help. We are confident that with your help we can get there! 🙂 Please take a minute to share our page or invite friends and family you feel could benefit from our programs.

10/31/2025

We are excited to announce that we will be participating in 2025.

GivingTuesday was launched in 2012 as a simple idea: To create a day that encourages people to do good. Over the past thirteen years, this idea has grown into a global movement that inspires hundreds of millions of people to give, collaborate, and celebrate generosity.

GivingTuesday, December 2nd, 2025, is a global day of giving that harnesses the power of social media to raise awareness and funds for important causes.

We hope you will join us in supporting our programs and community on GivingTuesday. Stay tuned for more information about how you can get involved!

10/31/2025

We truly enjoyed meeting with Monica and appreciate the continued support from the Mental Health Foundation of Nova Scotia. Without their generosity the following Family support programs would not be possible: Families Matter in Mental Health Education Program, our One-to-one peer support, Anchored families Peer support and Biology and Management of Depression/trauma and supporting self advocacy. Thank you.

Our Community Grants support several programs at Hope for Mental Health that help people living with mental illness and those who love them, across Nova Scotia.

Our Grants Lead, Monica, met with the team virtually to learn more about their work and its impact. Hope for Mental Health’s programs include peer support, which connects people with a diagnosis of mental illness or their family member to a peer who has a similar experience; and evidence-based information about mental illness, trauma and depression. The common thread across all programs is the sense of community that is created – a space where you feel you belong.

The Biology and Management of Trauma and Depression started as a 4-module program to help persons with lived experience and their family members increase their knowledge and skills to better manage trauma and depression. Hope for Mental Health’s Executive Director, Karen Slaunwhite, explained that beyond the content, participants have a chance to share their journeys, struggles and triumphs in a safe place, with people who have been there.

“People interact with the information in different ways, depending on their situation”, says Karen. “But our ability to meet people where they’re at, create a sense of belonging, and the knowledge that you’re not alone is what provides hope. We’ve had past participants want to take the program again to reconnect with the community.” Based on the success of the program, and feedback from participants, we’re thrilled that it has been expanded to 8-modules, to provide more information and more time together.

The programming provides support to help people live their best lives by empowering people with information, creating connections and building a supportive community!

Donate today to support our Community Grants funding: www.mentalhealthns.ca/donate

10/30/2025

The Nova Scotia Government is exploring options for recognizing a supported decision-making model that allows adults to make important decisions while also getting help from someone they trust. The help could include finding and understanding information, thinking through options, and sharing decisions with others.

You can provide your input two ways:

1. At an in-person or virtual session between November 4 and December 12, 2025. To find a date and time that works for you, please register here.
2. By sending us your thoughts in writing, video or audio by completing this form and uploading a file with your feedback.

We are hoping to hear from as many Nova Scotians as possible. Please share this opportunity widely with your contacts including colleagues, partners, clients, participants, and patients. If you know an adult and their representative with a representation plan under the Adult Capacity and Decision-making Act, please encourage them to share their ideas and perspectives.

In-person and virtual sessions are being led by an external consultant, Research Power Inc., and are available to:

- Adults who use or may use supported decision-making
- Families, caregivers, and appointed representatives
- Government representatives and service providers for
government programs (e.g., Disability Support Program, Continuing Care)
- Healthcare professionals, associations, and Impact Organizations of Nova Scotia
- Lawyers and legal experts
- Other organizations that work with people who may benefit from supported decision-making (e.g., community-based service providers, advocacy organizations)

For more information on this opportunity to have your say please visit: https://novascotia.ca/supported-decision-making-engagement/

For additional support to participate or questions, please reach out to: 1-800-961-1779 or engagement@researchpowerinc.com.

Please note that information gathered through the engagement will be kept confidential – only the consultant hired to support this engagement (Research Power Inc.) will have access to individual information. All engagement data will be compiled together and presented in a report that will be provided to the Department of Justice. Individual information will not be included in the report. Participants can also choose to provide their information anonymously through the submission process.

The Government of Nova Scotia is working to strengthen the rights of Nova Scotians through supported decision-making.