We are investing in community so that you, your family and your community will have easy, compassionate and timely access to the right supports and services designed around your mental health and well-being.
We are Reimagining Mental Health and Wellness
We are Supporting Our Workforce and Other Care Providers
We are Redesigning and Investing in Supportive Services
We are Building and Strengthening Connections
The Office of Addictions and Mental Health, Nova Scotia Health, and IWK Health have a mandate to provide services that are more accessible, integrated, proactive, compassionate and measurable.
Our plan involves investments in new and strengthened service delivery models, providers, and introduction of coverage that will improve access to supports and services.
Our goals for Universal Mental Health and Addictions Care represent what we have heard through conversations with caregivers, people with lived experience and their families, community groups, professional associations, government partners, and others who have contributed their voices to a vision of the future of mental health, wellness and addiction care in Nova Scotia.
We are committed to representing the diversity of our province and acknowledging the importance of equity, diversity, inclusion, reconciliation and accessibility in shaping the wellness of Nova Scotians.
Mental health and addictions supports and services that are effective, trusted and accessible to all children, youth and adults living in Nova Scotia.
Our initiatives are focused on improving mental health and addictions care in ways that make supports and services more accessible, integrated, proactive, compassionate and measurable.
Nova Scotians have told us that:
Changes are happening through teamwork among government departments, Nova Scotia Health, IWK Health, private providers, community-based organizations, people with lived experience and their caregivers and families.
We are currently designing and providing new services and changing existing services. This work will continue through 2024 and beyond. We will continue to evaluate and further adjust the changes implemented.
Keep watching this page for ongoing updates.
Connect with us to learn more. Talk to your manager or email OMHACorrespondence@novascotia.ca
Listening, learning, and applying what matters most to Nova Scotians in the context of their culture and communities to make continuous improvements
Working towards improved mental well-being by focusing on diverse mental health and addiction supports and services
Removing barriers and building trust to meet the mental health and addictions needs of all Nova Scotians
Improving awareness and knowledge of mental wellness, mental health, and addictions
We are Building and Strengthening Connections
Investing sustainably in communities and organizations that support mental well-being
Exploring new relationships and working together to co-design solutions
Collaborating to create a comprehensive and coordinated circle of supports
Improving communication and navigation supports for those accessing services
Caring for all who provide mental health and addictions and well-being supports and services
Supporting, retaining and recruiting a more diverse workforce
Fostering a culture of continuous learning and improving through training opportunities and peer supports
Enabling evidenced-based decisions through quality data and feedback
Clearing barriers to provide care and supplementing existing resources
We are Redesigning and Investing in Supportive Services
Committing to safe, ethical, meaningful and effective care
Identifying and building on what is working well and stopping what is not
Ensuring transparency and accountability are built into program design, delivery and progress reporting
Engaging in new ways of delivering care through focus on flexibility, adjusting and adapting
Redesigning services to be more inclusive and responsive to unique needs and circumctances
Continually evolving based on evidence, outcomes, and person, family and community experience