Take Home Naloxone Kits

Take Home Naloxone Kits are for individuals who are at risk of an opioid overdose and for their friends/family who might witness an overdose:

  • Call 911 right away if you think that someone is having an overdose
  • Naloxone is a temporary medication that can save a life in the event of a fentanyl or other opioid overdose
  • Naloxone Kits are free and instruction is provided

 Find a Naloxone Kit near you:

  • Call 811 and a Healthline nurse will provide you with a contact number and location. The URL below provides a listing of distribution sites.

PFLAG Newfoundland and Labrador

Fellowship for individuals identified seeking support and information on sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression.

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Planned Parenthood -Newfoundland and Labrador Sexual Health Centre

Planned Parenthood Newfoundland and Labrador Sexual Health Centre is a non-profit charitable organization that promotes positive sexual health and 2SLGBTQIA+ inclusion through education, community partnership, information and services within an environment that supports and respects individual choice.

​Our sexual health clinics operate on an appointment-only basis. We do not hold walk-in clinics. However, pregnancy tests and peer support sessions are walk-in based.

Psychiatric Assessment Unit (PAU) – Waterford Hospital

Note: The Psychiatric Assessment Unit (PAU) has relocated from the Waterford Hospital to the new Mental Health and Addictions Centre (MHAC), located at 300 Prince Phillip Drive in St. John’s.

For more information, please see the PSA Transition of Emergency Mental Health Services to New Mental Health and Addictions Centre.

Mental health emergency unit in St. John’s that provides assessment of urgent mental health concerns on a walk-in basis.

This service is available 24/7; no referral needed.

 

Recovery Centre

The Recovery Centre in St. John’s is open to anyone in the province who is 16+ and needs help while withdrawing from alcohol, drugs and/or gambling.  (You may remember this service as “detox”, but things have changed).  We now have around-the-clock nursing support and can provide medication to help with your withdrawals as needed.  Once you start to feel better, we have a counsellor and meetings to support you as you begin your recovery.

Smokers’ Helpline NL

A free, confidential service providing information, resources, advice, support and motivational counselling while you are working toward being smoke free. We also have a text message support program where you can receive a text per day for 12 weeks.

Hours of operation: Monday to Thursday 9:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m., and Friday 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Call 1-800-363-5864 to speak with a quit coach, or visit www.smokershelpline.ca

Tuckamore Youth Treatment Centre

Tuckamore is a live-in treatment Centre for 12 – 18 year olds in the Newfoundland and Labrador who have complex mental health concerns. Tuckamore is located in Paradise and the average length of stay for young people is between 6 – 12 months. The program includes individual, group and family counselling as well as life skills training, recreation, and art and music therapy.  Tuckamore provides a safe home-like environment, a school area, a multipurpose room, a physical fitness area and an apartment for family visiting overnight. You can also ask your physician, nurse, clinician or social worker about other supports for youth in your area (ie. counselling). If Tuckamore is right for you, they can help with a referral.

Turnings

Community agency providing support to individuals involved in the justice system seeking support to integrate within the community.

For more information call (709) 754-1010 or visit their website www.turningsnl.com

Vera Perlin Society

Provides services and supports for all individuals with a Developmental Disability and their families in the St. John’s and surrounding areas

Kids Help Phone

“Kids Help Phone is Canada’s only 24/7 e-mental health service offering free, confidential support to young people in English and French. You can reach a professional counsellor at Kids Help Phone in English or French 24/7 by calling 1-800-668-6868. Our phone service is also offered in Ukranian, Russian, Pashto, Dari, Mandarin and Arabic with the help of trained interpreters. With Crisis Text Line powered by Kids Help Phone, you can chat with a trained, volunteer crisis responder for support any time, about anything, via text message. To start using the texting service, text CONNECT to 686868.” 

You can also visit KidsHelpPhone.ca for online resources

Lifewise Provincial Warm Line

Non-emergency, non-crisis telephone support and referral service. Operated by trained peer supporters.

Available daily, 10:00 a.m. – midnight NST / 9:30 a.m. – 11:30 p.m. AST.

1-855-753-2560

– Warmline hours are 10:00 a.m. – 12 a.m. NST / 9:30 a.m. – 11:30 p.m. AST.
– Peer Virtual Group is Tuesday 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. NST / 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. AST.
– Family Virtual Support Group is Thursday 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. NST / 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. AST.

John Howard Society- Provincial Headquarters

Provides opportunities for the rehabilitation of people involved in the criminal justice system through program interventions, public education, crime prevention strategies, and restorative justice principles.

 

The Grace Centre (18 yrs +)

The Grace Centre is a provincial inpatient addictions treatment centre for adults aged 18 years and older. It is a voluntary program for individuals who require a more intensive, structured program than can be provided on an outpatient basis.

The program consists of a 28 day treatment service that is holistic in nature and addresses the individual’s physical, social, psychological and spiritual needs through individual, group and family counselling. An extended stay may be available for extenuating circumstances.

The centre is staffed with a multidisciplinary team consisting of a physician, nurse practitioner, nursing, social worker, recreational therapy, occupational therapy, pharmacy, psychology and non-clinical support staff.

Naomi Centre

Naomi Centre is an emergency shelter that offers safe and supportive temporary housing for women aged 16-29 within a harm reduction model. Our staff provide supportive counselling services and support is also provided to former residents of Naomi Centre.

We accept self-referrals or referrals from others including health care providers, family counselling agencies, government departments, or family and friends of individuals needing emergency housing.

Eating Disorder Foundation of NL

A leadership advocacy group dedicated to promoting research and providing public support services and information about matters related to eating disorders, including information on available treatment services for individuals and families who experience disordered eating.

For more information, call 1-855-722-0500 or visit Eating Disorder Foundation of NL (edfnl.ca)

 

Lifewise Provincial Office

Community agency led by individuals who live with mental health and/or addictions issues. One-on-one peer support, group peer support, and public education and training.

– Warmline hours are 10am-12am
– Peer Virtual Group is Tuesday 6-8
– Family Virtual Support Group is Thursday 6-8

Lifewise – Peer Support Centre – St. John’s

Facilitated by trained staff, peer groups follow a set structure, offering consistency and positive reinforcement of living within recovery. Delivered from a holistic approach, our wide range of group topics include discussions on issues such as isolation, medication and finances and also include engagement through food, art and music. Our peer groups are available virtually across the province and in-person in the Metro St. John’s Area, Grand-Falls Windsor, and Stephenville.

Ever expanding, peer support is now delivered in a variety of locations within our communities including during public events as well as at hospitals and places of work. If you’d like to connect with a Peer Supporter in your community, please contact us.

Virtual Peer Group Support
Tuesday & Thursday @ 6:00 – 8:00
Group Topic: TBD

St. John’s Metro In-Person Peer Group Support
Wednesday @ 6:00 – 7:30
Group Topic TBD