It is increasingly plausible that not referring [mental health] patients to recovery- and rehabilitation-oriented groups — to self-help groups, supported employment, supported education, and other similar community participation and consumer-run programs — may now raise liability issues, whereas such referrals may have been viewed as risky decades earlier.To read the entire article (PDF) please click here.
We are happy to announce that the 2010 edition of the Self-Help Connection’s Directory of Self-Help Groups in Nova Scotia is now available for purchase. The directory contains a listing of self-help groups, support groups and supporting organizations throughout Nova Scotia. Topics range from Abuse & Violence, Cancer, Family & Parenting, Heart & Stroke, Mental Health to Youth Organizations.
This year we have given you the option of either purchasing a hard copy of the directory or a PDF file download (1.69 MB in size) with a "click and find" feature.
Whether you are someone looking for a particular group to meet your specific needs, a professional seeking an appropriate referral point for a client, or a researcher looking for self-help group contacts or information about a certain topic, we hope you will find this document to be an informative and user-friendly resource.
The directory can be purchased for $30 by any of the following methods:
- Online by visiting www.selfhelpconnection.ca/directory.htm, utilizing PayPal services
- Dropping by our office at 63 King Street, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
We would like to thank you for your continued support and look forward to hearing from you. Please do not hesitate to call me if you have any questions.
- Calling us at 466-2011 if you would like a directory mailed to you. Please note that there is a $5.00 postage and handling fee applied to mail out orders.
Self-Help Connection
Email: selfhelp@eastlink.ca
Tel: (902) 404-7800 Ext.#14
Fax: (902) 404-3205
