Emergency Phone Numbers
Emergency & Urgent Support
If you or someone else is in danger call 9-1-1
Telehealth
Talk confidentially to a nurse or pharmacist
Poison Control
Mental Health Crisis Phone and Texting Lines
9-8-8. National Mental Health Emergency Line - 24/7 Works anywhere in Canada Call or Text
24/7 Crisis Line
Text NSSTRONG or WELLNESS
Suicide Prevention Crisis Line
Frontline workers - Text FRONTLINE
Post-Secondary Students
Post-Secondary Students - Text GOOD2TALKNS
Kids and Youth (KidsHelp)
Kids and Youth (KidsHelp) - Text NSSTRONG
Residential School Survivors' Crisis Line
Mi'kmaq Crisis Line
Hope For Wellness, Indigenous Crisis Line (Eng, Fr, Cree, Ojibway, Inuktitut)
Hope For Wellness, Indigenous Crisis Online Chat
If someone you care about is in distress, you can speak to a counsellor about it:
Note that these crisis lines can have a high volume of calls and texts. You may have to wait to connect to someone to talk to. Please don't hang up.
Abuse & Assault
The Naomi Society Antigonish (Domestic Abuse). Collect call accepted.
Leeside Transition House (Port Hawkesbury) 24/7 Crisis Line
Confidential Texting-only Line:
Tearmann Transition House 27/4 Crisis Line (New Glasgow)
We’koqma’q Mi’kmaw Family Healing Centre (Waycobah)
Sexual Assault Line
Seniors Abuse Information and Referral Line
Adult Protection and Protection for Persons in Care
Non-Urgent Counselling & Referrals
Mental Health and Addictions Self-Referral
Veterans Affairs Canada Support Line
One-Time Free Counselling
Men's Helpline (referrals)
NS Association of Black Social Workers (referrals)
Peer Chat and Talk Services - Wed - Fri : 5pm-11pm | Sat/Sun: 11am-11pm
Grief Support Line
TransLife Peer Support
Friendly Calls (for Covid-19 isolation relief). Mon - Fri 8:30am - 4:30pm
Warm Line (for isolation relief).
Mon: 1pm - 5pm | Tue: 1pm - 8pm Wed: 4pm - 8pm | Thur: 1pm - 5pm
Gambling Addictions Help Line
Healthy Goal Coaching
Canadian Red Cross
Disasters (Home fires, floods, etc.)