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Program for children with a diagnosed or suspected mental health concern that supports the work of the clinical treatment plan in the child/adolescent's natural setting (school, home, and community). It is typically more intensive than office based treatment.

Parents/caregivers are provided with education, behaviour management strategies, and skill development to support their child/adolescent.

Provides men of African ancestry with culturally-appropriate primary health care services to improve access to health care such as:

• Health promotion and wellness education
• Primary medical care with a family doctor
• Chronic disease management
• Navigation to community resources
• Community group connections

Areas of focus include:

• Diabetes
• Heart disease
• High blood pressure
• Mental health and addictions
• Nutrition and physical activity
• Obtaining health information
• Prostate cancer
• Other chronic disease/illness

Health professionals available include a family doctor, registered nurse, wellness navigator, clinical therapist, social workers, and psychiatry services.

Offers mentorship.

Offers the Men's Health League, a volunteer peer-to-peer support group for Black men to spread key health messages to other men in the community through social and physical activities. Promotes the health and wellness services of the Nova Scotia Brotherhood health care team.

The Nova Scotia Sisterhood is a province-wide, free program for Black women to access health care in the community and to improve overall health and wellbeing.

The Nova Scotia Sisterhood team:

• Provides medical care
• Assists in managing ongoing health conditions
• Has a therapist on staff to provide clinical therapy
• Offers navigation to health and community resources
• Delivers health promotion and wellness education
  
• Develops partnerships with community groups

Areas of focus include:

• Heart disease
• High blood pressure
• Diabetes
• Screening for health conditions
• Mental health and addictions
• Nutrition and physical activity
• Obtaining health information specific to Black women

Provides men of African ancestry with culturally-appropriate primary health care services to improve access to health care such as:

• Health promotion and wellness education
• Primary medical care with a family doctor
• Chronic disease management
• Navigation to community resources
• Community group connections

Areas of focus include:

• Diabetes
• Heart disease
• High blood pressure
• Mental health and addictions
• Nutrition and physical activity
• Obtaining health information
• Prostate cancer
• Other chronic disease/illness

Health professionals available include a family doctor, registered nurse, wellness navigator, clinical therapist, social workers, and psychiatry services.

Offers mentorship.

Offers the Men's Health League, a volunteer peer-to-peer support group for Black men to spread key health messages to other men in the community through social and physical activities. Promotes the health and wellness services of the Nova Scotia Brotherhood health care team.

The Nova Scotia Sisterhood is a province-wide, free program for Black women to access health care in the community and to improve overall health and wellbeing.

The Nova Scotia Sisterhood team:

• Provides medical care
• Assists in managing ongoing health conditions
• Has a therapist on staff to provide clinical therapy
• Offers navigation to health and community resources
• Delivers health promotion and wellness education
  
• Develops partnerships with community groups

Areas of focus include:

• Heart disease
• High blood pressure
• Diabetes
• Screening for health conditions
• Mental health and addictions
• Nutrition and physical activity
• Obtaining health information specific to Black women

• Counselling: ABSW members provide individual, couple, and family or group counseling as requested
• Advocacy: ABSW will network with and lobby agencies for changes in social services
• Public Education: Through conferences and community-based and contractual trainings and workshops, the ABSW seeks to educate the public on matters affecting African Nova Scotian families and communities

The Nova Scotia Sisterhood is a province-wide, free program for Black women to access health care in the community and to improve overall health and wellbeing.

The Nova Scotia Sisterhood team:

• Provides medical care
• Assists in managing ongoing health conditions
• Has a therapist on staff to provide clinical therapy
• Offers navigation to health and community resources
• Delivers health promotion and wellness education
  
• Develops partnerships with community groups

Areas of focus include:

• Heart disease
• High blood pressure
• Diabetes
• Screening for health conditions
• Mental health and addictions
• Nutrition and physical activity
• Obtaining health information specific to Black women

Provides men of African ancestry with culturally-appropriate primary health care services to improve access to health care such as:

• Health promotion and wellness education
• Primary medical care with a family doctor
• Chronic disease management
• Navigation to community resources
• Community group connections

Areas of focus include:

• Diabetes
• Heart disease
• High blood pressure
• Mental health and addictions
• Nutrition and physical activity
• Obtaining health information
• Prostate cancer
• Other chronic disease/illness

Health professionals available include a family doctor, registered nurse, wellness navigator, clinical therapist, social workers, and psychiatry services.

Offers mentorship.

Offers the Men's Health League, a volunteer peer-to-peer support group for Black men to spread key health messages to other men in the community through social and physical activities. Promotes the health and wellness services of the Nova Scotia Brotherhood health care team.

Provides an online resource list of Black therapists and mental health organizations in Nova Scotia.

The Nova Scotia Sisterhood is a province-wide, free program for Black women to access health care in the community and to improve overall health and wellbeing.

The Nova Scotia Sisterhood team:

• Provides medical care
• Assists in managing ongoing health conditions
• Has a therapist on staff to provide clinical therapy
• Offers navigation to health and community resources
• Delivers health promotion and wellness education
  
• Develops partnerships with community groups

Areas of focus include:

• Heart disease
• High blood pressure
• Diabetes
• Screening for health conditions
• Mental health and addictions
• Nutrition and physical activity
• Obtaining health information specific to Black women

Provides men of African ancestry with culturally-appropriate primary health care services to improve access to health care such as:

• Health promotion and wellness education
• Primary medical care with a family doctor
• Chronic disease management
• Navigation to community resources
• Community group connections

Areas of focus include:

• Diabetes
• Heart disease
• High blood pressure
• Mental health and addictions
• Nutrition and physical activity
• Obtaining health information
• Prostate cancer
• Other chronic disease/illness

Health professionals available include a family doctor, registered nurse, wellness navigator, clinical therapist, social workers, and psychiatry services.

Offers mentorship.

Offers the Men's Health League, a volunteer peer-to-peer support group for Black men to spread key health messages to other men in the community through social and physical activities. Promotes the health and wellness services of the Nova Scotia Brotherhood health care team.

The Nova Scotia Sisterhood is a province-wide, free program for Black women to access health care in the community and to improve overall health and wellbeing.

The Nova Scotia Sisterhood team:

• Provides medical care
• Assists in managing ongoing health conditions
• Has a therapist on staff to provide clinical therapy
• Offers navigation to health and community resources
• Delivers health promotion and wellness education
  
• Develops partnerships with community groups

Areas of focus include:

• Heart disease
• High blood pressure
• Diabetes
• Screening for health conditions
• Mental health and addictions
• Nutrition and physical activity
• Obtaining health information specific to Black women

Provides men of African ancestry with culturally-appropriate primary health care services to improve access to health care such as:

• Health promotion and wellness education
• Primary medical care with a family doctor
• Chronic disease management
• Navigation to community resources
• Community group connections

Areas of focus include:

• Diabetes
• Heart disease
• High blood pressure
• Mental health and addictions
• Nutrition and physical activity
• Obtaining health information
• Prostate cancer
• Other chronic disease/illness

Health professionals available include a family doctor, registered nurse, wellness navigator, clinical therapist, social workers, and psychiatry services.

Offers mentorship.

Offers the Men's Health League, a volunteer peer-to-peer support group for Black men to spread key health messages to other men in the community through social and physical activities. Promotes the health and wellness services of the Nova Scotia Brotherhood health care team.

Provides youth, families, schools and other youth serving institutions/organizations with culturally relevant support and services.

Services include:

• Professional, culturally relevant youth and family assessments and intervention: Initial intake followed by professional assessment helps identify root causes of issues and challenges. Development of a support plan follows.
• Stay in school initiatives: Assists in building healthy relationships between schools, families and communities. Helps youth remain and succeed in school. Helps youth and families address concerns in the school system. Supports schools in addressing the needs of diverse school populations.
• Parent and family support: Helps families better understand and address the challenges confronting their children/youth/family
• Community development conversations: Promotes dialogue, involvement and development opportunities on a range of topics that impact community wellbeing, citizenship and collaboration
• Systems navigation assistance: Helps promote access to appropriate professional mainstream health and related services as indicated with a focus on early, pre-crisis support. Helps address barriers of access to needed mainstream services.