Mental Health and Addictions community supports for residents of Portapique and surrounding communities extended until Friday

PUBLIC SERVICE ADVISORY

Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022

Nova Scotia Health is extending mental health and addictions and community supports to residents of Portapique and surrounding communities until Friday, Nov. 4, from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the West Colchester Community Health Centre (Bass River Plaza), #6044 Highway 2 in Bass River.

This is a walk-in service; no appointments are necessary.

Anyone with urgent medical needs should call 911. For general health advice and information call 811, which is a service offered 24 hours a day, seven days a week by experienced registered nurses. 

The Mental Health and Addictions Provincial Crisis Line can be reached 24/7 by calling 1-888-429-8167.

Nova Scotians can continue to self-refer to Nova Scotia Health’s Mental Health and Addictions Program supports and services by calling the Mental Health and Addictions Intake Service Line (toll-free) 1-855-922-1122, to be connected to a clinician Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. with extended hours until 8 p.m. on Tuesdays. This line has voicemail only on evenings, weekends and holidays.

Visit Mental Health and Addiction’s Program website, http://MHAhelpNS.ca, to learn more about our services, resources, and tools.