Starr Dobson, President and CEO of the Mental Health Foundation of Nova Scotia, was named one of CAMH’s 150 Difference Makers for her outstanding impact in the community.

A sea of blue could be seen on the greens on the Glen Arbour Golf Course in celebration of the eighth annual Wilson’s Fuel Charity Classic golf tournament on Monday.

The Mental Health Foundation of Nova Scotia is pleased to present Pictou County residents Lily DeYoung and Shawna Coleman with an award for Outstanding Achievement.

The Mental Health Foundation of Nova Scotia is pleased to announce it is now accepting applications for its bi-annual 2017-2018 Community Grants. 

General Dallaire spoke candidly to the audience about his battle with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder as a direct result of his mission in Rwanda.  He underlined about how difficult it can be to diagnose and accept a mental illness.

The Mental Health Foundation of Nova Scotia is very pleased to announce Let’s Keep Talking with Lieutenant-General, the Honourable Roméo Dallaire on May 3 at the Spatz Theatre in Halifax during Mental Health Week.

The 2017 JSMT Community Grant has been awarded to Friends Gathering (Connections Sackville); a community-based group for people who have severe and persistent mental illness.

The annual Pictou County Community Grant has been awarded to Music Makes Connections (Maritime Odd Fellows Home) and The Bright Smiles Project (Pictou County Mental Illness Family Support Association.) 

Hosted by Mayor (Sherriff) Mike Savage, the Nashville-themed show drew a sold out crowd of over 500 guests to the World Trade & Convention Centre in Halifax.

This year’s fundraising event will take guests all the way down to Nashville to showcase some of country music’s finest. 

The Mental Health Foundation of Nova Scotia is pleased to announce it is now accepting applications for its 2017-2018 Community Grants, Named Grants and Nova Scotia Health Authority Mental Health & Addictions, Central Zone (NSMHA) Grants. 

Bell Let’s Talk Day 2017 is Wednesday, January 25 and Canada’s groundbreaking mental health initiative will offer new ways for Canadians everywhere to get engaged and drive Bell’s funding of mental health care, research, anti-stigma and workplace initiatives across Canada.

History was made and records were shattered at the 25th anniversary of the Compass Group Canada Festival of Trees. 

This year, the JSMT Community Grant has been awarded to Eating Disorders Nova Scotia to be used to implement an Eating Disorders Awareness Week in February and will include events held from February 1st – 7th.

On November 25th and 26th, guests at the World Trade & Convention Centre in Halifax will be transported to silvery, sparkly winter wonderland as the Mental Health Foundation of Nova Scotia celebrates its 25th annual Compass Group Canada Festival of Trees

The Mental Health Foundation of Nova Scotia is pleased to announce the fifth event in its year-long Opening Doors: End Family Violence (ODEFV) campaign will take place October 4 in Digby, Nova Scotia.  

Kicking off National Mental Health week (October 2 - 8,) HUGS is a giving campaign that makes donating easy.

The Mental Health Foundation of Nova Scotia is pleased to announce the fourth event in its year-long Opening Doors: End Family Violence (ODEFV) campaign will take place September 26 in New Waterford, Cape Breton.  

On July 27, 2016, our team at the Mental Health Foundation of Nova Scotia went to summer camp. An initiative of the Mental Health Foundation of Nova Scotia in partnership with Brigadoon Village and the support of Bell Aliant, it is a camp like no other.