the Self-Help Connection

From the Health Promotion Clearinghouse website:

Profile of the Month

July's Profile is the Self-Help Connection - It is a non-profit registered organization established in 1987 to assist Nova Scotians to take control of their health by increasing their knowledge, skills, and resources for individual and collective action. The Self-Help Connection has received national recognition as a 'Mental Health Best Practice Program' from the Federal, Provincial, and Territorial Advisory Network on Mental Health for self-help and consumer initiatives.

The Consumer Initiative Centre is a program of the Self-Help Connection launched in 2002 and is funded by the Nova Scotia Department of Health and Department of Community Services.

To visit the Self-Help Connection Clearinghouse Association's website, click here.

Note:
The purpose of the Consumer Initiative Centre is to increase the capacity of persons living with, through, and beyond mental illness to help themselves and each other move forward.

It is a provincial program that provides peer support, computer training, entrepreneurship / employability enhancement, and assistance with personal development.

Phone 404-7800 or 1-866-765-6639 (toll-free) for more information.