This guide can help people find out what Provincial Government programs and services are available. Programs are listed within seven major groups:
• Financial Help
• Housing, Shelter and Home Supports
• Education and Learning Help
• Employment (Job) Supports
• Medical, Health and Wellness
• Justice and Legal Services
• Other Services
211 is an information and referral service, provided by United Way, that connects people to local community and government programs and services. Available 24/7 by calling 211 or the following numbers:
Toll-Free Phone: 1-855-258-4126
TTY/Text: 1-855-405-7446
Planned Parenthood NL’s 2SLGBTQIA+ Warm Line is a peer support service run by and for 2SLGBTQIA+ people in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Wednesday-Sunday 6:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. NST / 5:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. AST
Call or text 1-866-230-8041
In addition to being an access point, 811 is also an e-mental health tool, confidential and free, and staffed by experienced Registered Nurses. It is available to all residents of Newfoundland and Labrador any time, day or night.
811 HealthLine nurses are available 24/7 to listen, provide support, and connect you to health services in your area. If you are experiencing a mental health and addictions crisis, need support, or are looking for health information, call 811.
811 HealthLine nurses can answer questions you may have about health-related topics that include but are not limited to:
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Mental Health & Addictions Crisis Calls: Effective May 2, 2022 services traditionally offered through the Provincial Mental Health Crisis Line will now be provided by the 811 HealthLine. Individuals in need of crisis response or mental health and addictions support can simply dial 811, day or night, to speak with a registered nurse who is a trained crisis intervener.
Nurse Practitioner Virtual Care Service: This service can prevent unnecessary emergency room visits for non-emergent issues. Appointments are available everyday 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., including weekends at no cost to any individual. The nurse practitioner can communicate over the phone or through videoconference. Individuals can book an appointment by calling 811 or using the 811 NL HealthLine app, free through the Apple and GooglePlay app stores.
Dial a Dietician: Dial a Dietician offers evidence-based healthy eating advice and is delivered by local dietitians by calling the NL HealthLine 811 or emailing a dietitian on the 811 HealthLine website. Dial-a-Dietitian connects residents directly to a dietitian; No referral from a health care provider is needed. This service is available 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday to Friday.
If you use “Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP)” or web-enabled telephone services like Canada VRS, Skype or Google Talk, 811 may not connect. Instead, call 1-888-709-2929 to reach the HealthLine. Out of Province cell phones will not connect to 811. Please use a landline.
Text option in the 811 HealthLine app is available ONLY for use by Deaf or hard-of-hearing callers and persons with communication difficulties who live within Newfoundland and Labrador. Register to text with a registered nurse using the 811 NL Healthline app. Download for free from the Apple and GooglePlay app stores.
A 24/7 emergency telephone service that responds to emergencies that require assistance form the police, fire department, or ambulance.
The Al-Anon Family Groups are a fellowship of relatives and friends of those with alcoholism who share their experiences, strength, and hope.
Email info@al-anonnl.ca for more information.
There are no office hours for this service but messages will be returned ASAP.
Visit http://www.al-anonnl.ca for local meeting listings.
St.John's, NL
A1B 4R1
Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship of people who share their experience, strength and hope with each other so that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from alcoholism. The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop drinking.
Our Toll Free Help Line is available at 1-888-579-5215 (579-5215 for local callers in St. John's).
For meeting information, call (709) 579-6091 or visit https://area82aa.org/find-a-meeting.
To download the AA Meeting Guide app, visit https://www.aa.org/meeting-guide-app.
There are no office hours for this service but messages left will be returned ASAP.
St. John's, NL
A1B3P9
In response to COVID-19 and suspension of face-to-face meetings, we have adopted an appointment plan to keep our First Link clients connected to offer support. If you could promote this information to those in your organization it would be much appreciated.
Mount Peral, NL
A1N 3J6
306 Waterford Bridge Rd, St. John's, NL A1E 4J8
Located in St. Jon's area, the ACT team assist adults who have severe and persistent mental illness to live in the community, to better manage their symptoms, achiever personal goals, and maintain optimism.
Parenting Across Cultures
Parenting across Cultures is a two day workshop targeted towards newly arrived parents. This workshop provides parents with information about the child protection system and relevant Canadian laws. The sessions also cover healthy relationships and violence, discipline, supervision of children, daily routines and the importance of school for children. All Government Assisted Refugees and Privately Sponsored Refugees who are eligible for this workshop will be invited to attend once they are settled in their permanent accommodations.
Mommy and PALS
Mommy and PALS is a group offered by our Community Connections and Social Work teams for stay at home moms and their young children. This group brings together stay at home mothers to socialize and learn new skills. During these groups activities could range from learning something new such as baking and sewing or bringing in a guest speaker from a local community organization. This group is offered to all Government Assisted Refugees and Privately Sponsored Refugees.
Healthy Baby Club and collaboration with Refugee Health Clinic
The Association for New Canadians works very closely with the Refugee Health Clinic (RHC). The RHC is located in St. John’s and many new arrivals will be patients at the clinic. ANC staff liaise with the public health nurse on site to ensure clients’ needs are being met. The support the clinic provides to families and parents could range from health checkups to prenatal and newborn appointments. The RHC works very closely with settlement staff at the ANC and will send referrals to the appropriate department if there is something we need to follow up on.
The Healthy Baby Club is supported by our public health nurse at RHC. This group provides prenatal nutrition and education to parents/families who are clients at ANC. This program promotes healthy pregnancy and healthy newborns. The public health nurse will also communicate with ANC social workers on new pregnancies so the social workers can complete an application to Mother Baby Nutrition Supplement.
ANConnect (for any newcomer, not specific to parenting)
ANConnect is a free, virtual mental health counselling service. ANConnect offers brief, single session counselling to adult newcomers across Newfoundland and Labrador. This service is for any newcomer regardless of their immigration status or where they call home.
Newcomers Guide:
This guide is intended for newcomers settling in Newfoundland and Labrador (NL), Canada and contains basic information about:
- information for parents, children and youth
- what should be the first steps to take when you have just arrived
- essential Canadian documents and how to obtain them
- elementary aspects of everyday living in Canada and on the Island
This information will help you settle easier and faster, so you can enjoy your new environment and participate in society to your fullest potential
Link: https://www.ancnl.ca/newcomers-guide/information-for-parents-children-youth/#
The APNL was established to support the profession of psychology and its role in promoting psychological health and human welfare.
APNL supports the discipline of psychology in its broadest form. Most APNL members are registered psychologists, working in post-secondary, healthcare, education or in private practice. Some members may be graduate students of psychology and other members may be teaching psychology at the college or university level and/or engaged in psychological research.
P.O Box 26061, RPO
LeMarchant Road
St. John's, NL
A1E 0A5
A provincial charitable organization dedicated to promoting the development of individual , lifelong, and community-based supports and services for autistics, their families, and caregivers.
For more information, call the provincial office at (709) 722-2803.
A community agency that provides programs and services to all those affected by Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
An organization designed to support, educate and inspire those who suffer from Mental Illness. Through community based programs such as support groups, workshops and youth programs BDSS is successfully bringing together and strengthening the Mental Health community.
Visit their Facebook page to learn more.
St. John's, NL
A mentoring program for children in the St. John’s area who are paired with A mentoring program for young people age 6-16 in the metro St. John’s area, BBBS matches youth with adult mentors in developmental relationships who act as a role model to talk to and share the experience of growing up with. The results are a life changing experience for both mentor and mentee. Several program options available.
Box 10, 430 Topsail Road
St. John's, NL
A1E 4N1
A safe, supportive place where children and youth can experience new opportunities, overcome barriers, build positive relationships and develop confidence and skills for life.
St. John's, NL
A1C 5V3
- Focused, short-term individual psychotherapy
- Family therapy
- Skill building groups
- Psychiatric consultation
Admission to this program is coordinated through Child and Adolescent Central Intake.
100 Forest Road, St. John’s, NL A1E 1E5
Burin Peninsula Voice Against Violence is one of ten regional coordinating committees funded by the provincial government’s Violence Prevention Initiative to assist with the coordination of violence prevention activities in the region.
P.O. Box 87
Marystown, Newfoundland and Labrador
A0E 2M0
Camp Eclipse: OUT in the woods brings together youth between the ages of 16 and 24 for 4 days of empowering workshops which take a solution focused, and strengths based approach to the issues faced by two-spirit, lesbian, bisexual, gay, trans, ace, intersex and queer (2SLBGTQ+) youth. Camp also offers outdoor nature activities and networking opportunities. Camp Eclipse was created at Planned Parenthood NL Sexual Health Centre in 2009 and became an annual camp.
St. John's, NL A1C 2J9
This search facility can be used to help you find a Canadian Certified Counsellor (CCC) for counselling/psychotherapy services. These professionals have obtained our CCC designation and are recognized by CCPA as qualified to provide counselling services in Canada.
Facilitates access to the resources people require to maintain and improve mental health and community integration, build resilience, and support recovery from mental illness.
For more information, call (709) 753-8550, or email office@cmhanl.ca or visit Canadian Mental Health Association Newfoundland & Labrador | CMHA-NL (cmhanl.ca)
St. John's, NL
A1E 2E1
An extensive network of programs and services that actively reach out and serve local communities throughout the province. Service include emergency and disaster, first aid and CPR, health equipment loans, nutrition and transportation, swimming and water safety, violence, bullying and abuse prevention. Emergency services are available 24/7.
A specialized counselling program for individuals who are experiencing both mental health and addictions issues with significant impairment in functioning and/or high level of distress.
Provides clients, families and other referral sources with one central phone number to call directly for information and self-referral to various mental health and addictions services in the St. John’s region
The Centre for Pain and Disability Management is a provincial program for people 18 years or older experiencing long-term or persistent pain, who do not require further medical investigations or treatments, and who would benefit from a team approach to rehabilitation. You can self-refer to this program or a professional referral from your health care provider is also accepted.
Dr. Leonard A. Miller Centre
100 Forest Road
St. John’s, NL
A1A 1E5
Families and youth can call the Central Intake line directly for information, self-referral, and assessment. Referrals are screened and assessed over the telephone or in person by an Intake Coordinator and then assigned to the most appropriate service. Programs covered by Child Central Intake include Janeway Family Centre, Bridges, Janeway Psychiatry, Community Mental Health Counselling and Adolescent Addictions (Rowan Centre)
St. John's, NL
A1A 1E5
Choices for Youth is an organization based in St. John’s that serves the needs of youth. They provide Housing/Housing/Shelter as well as various support programs for young people ages 16-29. For more information, please visit www.choicesforyouth.ca
The Momma Moments Program is a peer-to-peer support and strengths-based group for young parents or pregnant mothers. It provides moms and their children with wrap-around support to navigate the challenges of motherhood, which they often face in addition to social isolation, financial demands, and limited social and family support. Momma Moments currently operates in St. John's and Conception Bay South, where groups meet once a week for programming that emphasizes overall wellness - mental, physical, spiritual, and social - for both mother and child. Young mothers have access to healthy recreational activities, as well as resources and discussions on topics of family building, income supports, mental health, education, nutrition, and more. In addition, staff act as advocates for the well-being of mothers and their children. Volunteers provide child minding services, and staff and volunteers of Momma Moments prepare meals for moms and kids - with extra to take home. The young mothers and kids in this program work hard to overcome challenges and build brighter futures. By combining healthy interventions for the moms, and taking a prevention approach with the kids, this program ambitiously works towards intergenerational change by breaking cycles of poverty and homelessness.
Peer-to-peer support and strengths-based group for young parents or pregnant mothers. Provides Moms and children with wrap-around supports.
| Provides an emergency place for young men 16-29 who are homeless |
The City of St. John’s is the second largest owner and operator of social housing in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The City of St John’s Housing Division offers 476 units of affordable housing to individuals and families who live with a fixed or low income. We categorize our housing into Rent Geared to Income(RGI), Lower End of Market(LEM) and Affordable Housing. In order to determine eligibility, for the City’s housing units, people must submit an application. For more information please visit the City of St. John’s website or call the Housing Division
A specialized mental health service that offers sexual education as well as assessment and treatment of sexual difficulties for adults, individuals and/or couples
A non-for-profit organization established in 1983 by persons with disabilities who believed that a provincial organization is necessary to advance inclusion of personals with disabilities.
For more information call (709) 722-7011, visit www.codnl.ca, or email info@codnl.ca
Harbour Grace, NL A0A 2M0
Provides 24 hour supportive lodging to individuals who are 19+ with a chronic and persistent mental illness. Services include residential and psychiatric care, case management, and therapeutic recreation
Counsellors are available to support individuals who have mental health or substance use concerns as well as family and friends who are affected.
Counsellors aim to match treatment intensity to each individuals’ unique journey of mental wellness and recovery.
Our counselling teams may include Social workers, Nurses, Psychologists, Occupational Therapists and other professionals.
Provides free financial counselling focused on a client's particular needs. The goal is to provide consumers with a sense of financial well-being through counselling and education.
A 24/7 text line that connects individuals with a trained, volunteer crisis responder. The service is free, confidential, and provided by Kids Help Phone.
Youth can text 'CONNECT' to 686868 to connect. Adults can text 'WELLNESS' to 741741 to connect.
A provincial eight week holistic group treatment program for adults with a major psychiatric illness. This group assist clients in gaining knowledge and insight into their illness and empowers them to make positive changes in their life. To learn more about this group, check out the brochure here
St. Clare's Mercy Hospital
154 Lemarchant Rd.
St. John's, NL
A1C 5B8
Parent child centre in the St. John's area designed to meet the diverse, complex needs of families. Recognizing parents as the primary influence in their children’s lives, Daybreak fosters opportunities for positive parent-child interactions by encouraging the participation of parents in their children’s education and development. Daybreak supports the development of healthy children in the context of family and the family within community.
St. John's, NL
A1A 1K2
Provides leadership in provincial policies and programs related to mental health and addictions in Newfoundland and Labrador.
St. John's, NL A1B 3R4
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is a comprehensive, evidence-based treatment that works to provide a balance of acceptance and change using validation, problem solving and behaviour change strategies. DBT strives to help people acquire, strengthen and generalize new skills. Comprehensive treatment consists of weekly individual therapy sessions, a 24-week skills group, a consultation team for therapists and the availability of coaching calls to assist with skill development if necessary. For more information or to make a referral please call:
Bonavista
(709) 468-5318
Monday to Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Clarenville
(709) 466-5723
Monday to Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Rural Avalon
(Harbour Grace, Bay Roberts, Old Perlican, Placentia, Whitbourne, St. Mary’s, Holyrood)
(709) 945-6513
Monday to Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
St. John’s
Central Intake, Adult
(709) 752-8888
Monday to Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
A 24/7 helpline for individuals experiencing domestic violence.
This province-wide, toll free number (1-888-709-7090) will detect the region where the caller is located and immediately connect them with one of ten transitions houses that are part of the Transition House Association of Newfoundland and Labrador.
The caller is then able to immediately speak with a trained professional who will assist them directly, or connect them to the appropriate service or organization in the community, including women’s centres, Violence Prevention NL organizations, government departments, or medical and policing services.
Call or text 1-888-709-7090
Doorways provides rapid access to mental health and addictions counselling services ‘one session at a time’. While most locations offer a drop-in service, some locations provide same-day, next day, or appointments by phone. Drop-in counselling services are available without an appointment or referral.
If further counselling is required, staff will work with you to provide access to additional services and supports.
Doorways is not an emergency service. In a medical emergency, call 911. In the case of a mental health or addictions crisis call 811, or proceed to the nearest emergency department.
To find Doorways in your area, click on your region below or call 811 and a Healthline nurse will provide you with a contact number.
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)
13 Pippy Pl, St. John's, NL A1B 3X2
The Eating Disorder Inpatient Program (EDIP) is a four-bed inpatient eating disorder unit at the Health Sciences Centre. This program provides inpatient services for adults 18 years and older with eating disorders whose restrictive eating and/or compensatory behaviour (purging, over exercising, laxative use) place them at high risk for medical complications.
Visit the website to learn more.
Health Sciences Centre
300 Prince Philip Drive
St. John's, NL
A1B 3V6
A 24/7 service of the Newfoundland and Labrador Housing Corporation for anyone experiencing homelessness.
Call 1-833-724-2444.
The number of barriers to accessing services can sometimes be great, particularly for people with disabilities. With a focus on empowering the people to do their own advocacy, at Empower we help people build their own skills and determine their own approach to solve the problems they face. At Empower, we want to encourage independent living by helping people build their own skills and develop their own approach to the problems they may face.
St. John's, NL
A1A 3R6
End Homelessness St. John's (EHSJ) exists to prevent and end homelessness in St. John's. Working collaboratively with community and public systems’ stakeholders, EHSJ leads the coordination and integration of system-wide planning to ensure St. John’s can become the next community in Canada to end homelessness.
Programs, supports, and resources to enhance the social, mental, educational, and physical development of children, age 0-6, and their families in a safe and inclusive environment. For a complete listing of Family Resource Centres and their associated satellite offices in Newfoundland and Labrador, visit https://www.childcare.gov.nl.ca/public/ccr/centres.
FASDNL is a pan-provincial organization working to educate, provide supports and resources, and raise awareness about fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD). FASDNL provides FASD training and offers a monthly group for parents and caregivers. Visit www.fasdnl.ca
First Light is a registered non-profit organization that serves the urban Indigenous and non-Indigenous community alike by providing programs and services rooted in the revitalization, strengthening and celebration of Indigenous cultures and languages in the spirit of trust, respect, and friendship.
First Light's Cultural Support team takes an interdisciplinary approach to facilitate Indigenous connections on an individual or group basis. The team can assist individuals with their personal wellness goals through an Indigenous lens. These services are not intended to replace traditional case management or support programs.
Hours: Monday-Friday: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
*Please note the Cultural Support Team does not provide crisis intervention or after-hours support.
St. John's, NL A1E 1C1
A 24/7 Help Line that provides immediate, culturally competent, telephone crisis intervention, counselling, and online chat support for all indigenous peoples across Canada.
Call 1-855-242-3310 or visit www.hopeforwellness.ca
The First Responders Warmline is available to provide mental health support to paramedics and other first responders, so that they can continue to help and support others.
Staffed by first responders trained in the delivery of peer support, the warmline is available:
Seven Days A Week
11:30 a.m. - 11:30 p.m. Labrador time
12:00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m. Island time
If you are a first responder and would like to talk to someone, call 1-709-237-4180.
Flexible Assertive Community Treatment (FACT) teams provide treatment of illness and symptoms, hands-on assistance with daily living activities and recovery support for individuals, usually over the age of 18 years, with serious mental illness and concurrent disorders. FACT strives to ensure continuity of care and prevent unnecessary admissions to hospital by providing intensive services for individuals within their communities through assertive community outreach. To learn more about FACT in your region, please call:
Eastern Health
St. John’s 709-777-3974
Rural Avalon 709-945-6513
Peninsulas 709-466-5700
Central Health 709-489-4300
Western Health
Deer Lake & North: 709-635-2804
Corner Brook & Bay of Islands: 709-784-6822
Stephenville & South: 709 - 643-5111, ext. 7294
Labrador-Grenfell Health
Happy Valley-Goose Bay: 709-897-2116
Labrador West: 709-285-8311
St. Anthony & Area: 709-456-2401 ext. 6246
Flexible Assertive Community Treatment (FACT) teams provide treatment of illness and symptoms, hands-on assistance with daily living activities and recovery support for individuals, usually over the age of 18 years, with serious mental illness and concurrent disorders. FACT strives to ensure continuity of care and prevent unnecessary admissions to hospital by providing intensive services for individuals within their communities through assertive community outreach. To learn more about FACT in your region, please call:
There are 5 FACT teams located in the Eastern region; Two in St. John's, One in Rural Avalon, One in Clarenville and one on the Burin Peninsula
St. John’s 709-777-3974
Rural Avalon 709-945-6513
Peninsulas 709-466-5700
Burin Peninsula 709 279-7900
Programs that distribute free groceries or vouchers to eligible individuals and families on low income. To find a food bank in your area of Newfoundland and Labrador please visit the website listed here.
The Friendly Calls program is a free phone program that is available to any adult 18 years and older who maybe experiencing loneliness and isolation. The program pairs a trained Red Cross volunteer with an adult (18+) who may have limited social and family connections or feels they could benefit from more social interaction over the phone. There is no cost to participate and if the person decides it’s not a good fit for them, they can cancel at any time.
Sign up.
By phone at 1-833-979-9779 (Monday- Friday 9 am - 8 pm)
By email at friendlycalls@redcross.ca
By electronic referral at Friendly Calls Participant Referral Form - Newfoundland and Labrador - Canadian Red Cross. The form is easy to fill out and submit.
This is an inpatient unit to serve clients over the age of 65 who require assessment, treatment, and diagnoses for a new onset of a psychiatric illness or new onset of cognitive decline. The unit also provides assessment and treatment for clients of any age who have a diagnosed dementia with challenging psychiatric or behavioral symptoms. Clients can be admitted to this unit via the Waterford Hospital's emergency room, direct admission via psychiatrist outpatient clinics, or upon referral from psychiatrists, family doctors, or nurse practitioners.
306 Waterford Bridge Rd.,
St. John's, NL
A1E 4J8
This is a specialized geriatric psychiatry nursing position which is primarily responsible for the comprehensive assessment of people over the age of 65 who require mental health services. The intake coordinator also provides a single point of access to programs and services offered by the geriatric psychiatry program.
Grace Sparkes House located in Marystown, Newfoundland provides safe, supportive accommodations to women with or without children who are fleeing family violence.
Operating as 10 bed emergency shelter, Grace Sparkes House provides a free, confidential service to women and children for a six-week period. Our staff work from a supportive approach providing women with many options for counselling, safety planning, legal/court support, referrals/advocacy, housing and information about violence against women. Grace Sparkes House is a 24 hour service and we can be reached at any time through our toll free crisis line 1-877-774-4957.
Marystown, NL A0E 2M0
Prenatal nutrition and education support program offered through community-based Family Resource Centres. The objective is to support healthy nutrition during the pregnancy and early post-natal period and to promote healthy pregnancy and newborn outcomes. Healthy Baby Club actively supports healthy lifestyles for people who are pregnant using a peer support model with a team approach. Support is offered to the participants by a resource mother or other healthy baby club staff, as well as other club participants. Staff work closely with the other family resource centre team members, the public health nurse and the regional nutritionist to provide prenatal education and support.
Please contact the Family Resource Centre closest to you by clicking the link below.
St. John's Homestead Inc. is a homelessness/rooflessness non-profit organization based in St. John's, NL. The corporation has two programs that operate through a lived expertise and harm reduction lens. The Homestead Program services St. John's and Metro, while Homestead Rural is province wide. Both programs deliver low barrier, self determined, and trauma-informed housing services to individuals 18+ who are experiencing or at risk of homelessness. Referral for St. John's Metro are accepted vie the NL Housing Corporation. Referrals for other areas are accepted from rural community partners
An intensive outpatient program for individuals age 18+, across the province diagnosed with anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, or other specified feeding and eating disorder. Referral required.
St. John's
Provides specialized inpatient addictions treatment services for youth between the age of 12 - 18 years. Following an assessment by a physician, admission is available when a person’s needs cannot be safely met in community. Services include assessment, diagnosis, treatment and connection to treatment and supports after discharge.
Grand Falls-Windsor
NL A2A 2E1
Provides three-week inpatient treatment for men and women 19+ who are experiencing a substance use and/or gambling problem. Individuals must be referred by an addictions counselor or other community professional.
306 Waterford Bridge Rd, St. John's, NL A1E 4J8, Canada
Iris Kirby House provides safe, supportive accommodations to women with our without children who are fleeing family violence in and around the St. John's area.
Local Crisis Line: 753-1492
Toll Free Crisis Line: 1-877-753-1492
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.
International students can access professional counselling in real-time and/or appointment-based to help with any school, health, or general life concern at no cost to them. The keep.meSAFE Student Support Program is available night and day via phone, app, or web based. The service is completely confidential within the limits of the law and available in 60+ different languages. Download the MY SSP app, complete a profile, and start a live chat or call with a counsellor anytime anywhere.
"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
Fellowship for individuals identified as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning ages 16-25.
Fellowship for individuals identified as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning
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
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
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.
From the comfort and safety of their own apartments, Marguerite’s Place assists women move toward independence. We follow a trauma-informed, holistic approach and provide around-the-clock on-site staff. We provide women with tools and knowledge to develop healthy relationships, skills, and community connections to navigate challenges and crisis.
The Mental Health and Addictions Systems Navigator helps individuals navigate and connect with mental health and addiction services in the province. If the navigator is unavailable, individuals can leave a voicemail and they will return the call.
Call 752-3916 or 1-877-999-7589; VRS calls are welcome or email barry.hewitt@easternhealth.ca
Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
The Court is designed to provide an increased level of support, both medical and community based, to accused persons appearing before it. The Mental Health Court is based on the recognition that certain offenders who suffer from a mental disorder may commit offences as a consequence of their mental disorder or due to lifestyle issues related to their mental disorder such as inadequate or inappropriate housing, lack of employment, lack of support, noncompliance with medications and inappropriate self medication with alcohol or drugs. Health care professionals and corrections personnel provide medical support and community based support to the individuals who are accepted into the Court.
Mobile crisis response teams are comprised of mental health and addictions clinicians and police officers who are trained to respond together to mental health and addictions-related calls for service. The purpose of these teams is to deliver crisis intervention services directly to people in the community, thereby helping divert individuals from emergency departments and the criminal justice system.
This service is currently available in:
- St. John’s
- Mount Pearl
- Conception Bay South
- Goulds
- Kilbride
- Bay Bulls
- Maddox Cove
- Petty Harbour
- Portugal Cove-St. Philip’s
- Torbay
- Flatrock
- Logy Bay
- Middle Cove
- Outer Cove
- Pouch Cove
- Shoe Cove
This service is available seven days a week from 9 a.m. – 11 p.m.
To access service please call 911 or 811
The Parent-Child Mother Goose Program® is a group experience for families with babies and young children. The program focuses on introducing participants to the pleasure and power of using rhymes, songs and stories in their everyday lives. The Parent-Child Mother Goose Program® is a preventative, early intervention program that nurtures the attachment between parent and child.
For more information email: info@mothergoosenl.ca
| MWONL is a culturally diverse, provincial-based non-profit organization. Their uniqueness is based on its gender specific mandate. The organization delivers programs and to immigrant and newcomer women and their families in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. They take into consideration their social, economic, and cultural equality, and allow them to fully participate. Their organization focuses on the unique concerns and needs of newcomer, immigrant, and refugee women and their families, and recognizes and responds accordingly. For more information, call (709) 726-0321 or visit https://mwonl.org |
44 Torbay Road
St. John's
MUN Sexual and Gender Advocacy. A safer space for everyone2SLGBTQ+ and ally on and off campus.
St. John's, NL A1C 5S7
A service of Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador for its students. SWCC offers individualized personal counselling and health and wellness supports and is dedicated to helping students remain healthy and make good life choices while pursuing their academic goals.
Memorial University of Newfoundland
St. John's, NL
A1C 5S7
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.
The Nar-Anon Family Group is for those who know or have known a feeling of desperation due to the addiction problem of someone close to them. Nar-Anon members share their experiences, strengths, and hope at weekly meetings.
For information on upcoming meetings please email Naranonstjohns@gmail.com
Fellowship of individuals living with drug addiction. For schedule information and access to online groups in Newfoundland and Labrador, please visit http://www.nlareana.ca/
Non-profit organization providing information, resources, referrals and support on eating disorders and food and weight preoccupation to individuals with eating disorders and their families.
The National Overdose Response Service (NORS) is an overdose prevention hotline for Canadians providing loving, confidential, nonjudgmental support for you, whenever and wherever you use drugs.
The service is free and available 24/7.
To access this service please call 1-888-688-6677 (NORS)
Community agency offering programs (neurocognitive rehabilitation), supports, and outreach (including advocacy, education, and awareness) throughout the province for persons with neuropsychiatric conditions/brain injury. Aimed at preventing brain injury and supporting persons living with and affected by neuropsychiatric conditions/brain injury.
The private practice roster is available for individuals wishing to engage the services of a social worker. Social workers listed here are registered with NLASW and meet the criteria for registration as a private practitioner.
The Newfoundland and Labrador Public Libraries operates 94 libraries around the province. Our materials on a wide variety of health topics are available on loan for free with a valid library card. Our materials may be available in several different formats such as regular print, eBooks and as audio-books. You can apply for a library card online. Each library also has public computers that you can use to access the Internet.
Newfoundland and Labrador Association of the Deaf (NLAD) is a non-profit organization that provides consultation and information to the public, businesses, media, health care, government, educators and others on the needs and interests of Deaf Newfoundlanders and Labradorians.
NLAD also:
- Conducts research and collects data regarding: Deaf demographics, employment, and literacy; provides reports on information gathered.
- Provides Employment Services to Deaf clients to enable them to seek, obtain and keep employment.
- Promotes and protects the use of American Sign Language through sign language classes.
- Provides ASL Consultation Conferences to the Deaf community.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8p66HO-C5c&feature=youtu.be
St. John's, NL A1B 3X2
NL Housing is a provincial Crown Corporation which operates under the authority of the Housing Corporation Act. It is governed by a Board of Directors appointed by the Lieutenant-Governor in Council. The Board represents different geographic areas and interest groups and reports to the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador through the Minister of Children, Seniors and Social Development and Minister Responsible for the Newfoundland and Labrador. NL Housing's clientele consists of individuals and families with low-to-moderate incomes who require assistance in accessing or maintaining safe, adequate and affordable housing. The programs delivered serve renters, homeowners, those at risk of, or who are experiencing, homelessness and distinct populations whose housing needs are particularly acute, including persons with disabilities, persons with complex needs, seniors, youth, victims of intimate partner violence and Indigenous persons.
NL Housing offers a diverse range of programs across the housing continuum to meet the needs of clients, including:
• Operation and maintenance of the Corporation's 5,575 public social housing units throughout the Province to over 12,000 low-income clients.
• Partner-Managed Housing Program that provides financial and technical support to partner-managed and cooperative housing providers offering subsidized housing to over 1,600 low to moderate income households throughout the province.
• Rental Supplement Program that provides rental assistance to low-income households in private accommodations which assists over 2,000 lowincome individuals secure affordable housing.
• Home Repair programs that provide financial assistance to over 1,400 low-income homeowners to complete much needed repairs to their homes, improve accessibility or to make energy efficiency improvements.
• Supportive Living Program that provides grants to non-profit organizations to provide services and supports or build community capacity towards addressing and preventing homelessness. In 2019-20, this program funded 22 partner organizations to deliver 28 projects across Newfoundland and Labrador, supporting over 5,000 individuals.
• Emergency Shelter Program which manages a 24/7 toll free number to support individuals experiencing homelessness. NL Housing engages a range of non-profit and private shelter operators to respond to required emergency shelter placement for individuals experiencing homelessness and connect them to supports to secure permanent housing as quickly as possible. In 2019-20, over 1,000 individuals accessed services of this program.
• Transition Housing Program that provides funding to the Province's 10 transition houses to provide safe short-term accommodations, services and resources to support women and their children who are vulnerable for, at risk of, or have been subjected to intimate partner violence. In 2019-20, there were almost 850 admissions to this program.
Additional information about eligibility and access to programs and services offered by NL Housing, as well as the current mandate, can be found at the
Newfoundland and Labrador Housing Corporation website
For regional housing enquiries, other than application status, please contact your local regional office:
Avalon Regional Office: 709 724-3000
Corner Brook: 709 639-5201
Gander: 709 256-1300
Goose Bay: 709 896-1920
Grand Falls-Windsor: 709 292-1000
Marystown: 709 279-5375
Stephenville: 709 643-6826
Perinatal Program Newfoundland and Labrador (PPNL) is a province wide program that establishes guidelines for perinatal care, provides education to health care providers, advocates prevention and health promotion, supports research and quality assurance initiatives, and provides decision makers and researchers with information form its databases.
Nobody’s Perfect (NP) is a nationally recognized parent support and education program for parents of children from birth to age five. It is a free and voluntary parenting program designed to meet the needs of parents who are new, young, single, socially or geographically isolated or who have low income or limited formal education offered in community Family Resource Centres throughout Newfoundland and Labrador. As a strengths based program, it works with parents where they are, is based on what parents want to learn about while giving you and your child a safe place to meet others with children of the same age and with whom they share interests & concerns. Programs are offered in person and virtually.
For more information: https://nobodysperfect.ca/provincial-contacts/newfoundland-and-labrador/
Offering housing, income support, victim services, legal assistance, family law information and support for women (with or without children) fleeing domestic abuse. Open 24/7.
Carbonear & CBN Area
Local Crisis Line: 596-8709
Toll Free Crisis Line: 1-888-596-8709
St. Clair Avenue
Carbonear, NL A1Y 1B9
| These hubs provide rapid access to Suboxone and Methadone, and are also available to support community-based physicians, nurse practitioners, pharmacists, and counsellors. Within Eastern Health Opioid Treatment Centres are located at:
St John's Building 532, 80 Charter Avenue Bell Island 2 Railroad Street |
The hubs provide rapid access to Suboxone and Methadone, and are also available to support community-based physicians, nurse practitioners, pharmacists, and counsellors.
Provides support for recovery from compulsive eating using the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions of OA. Meetings and other tools provide a fellowship of experience, strength and hope where members respect one another’s anonymity. Meetings take place weekly in the St. John s and Mount Pearl areas.
This Facebook support group is for parents/primary caregivers of LGBTQ kids and youth - with a particular focus on support for parents with kids who are gay, lesbian, bisexual, pansexual or questioning their sexuality. This group is private and only people in the group can see who is a member or what is posted. If you are interested in joining this group simply click on “Join Group” and you will be asked a few screening questions or email parentsoflgbtqyouthnl@gmail.com for more information.
Fellowship for individuals identified seeking support and information on sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression.
Find us on Facebook.
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.
St. John's, NL, A1C 2J9
Offering prevention and promotion services and information to individuals, families, communities, organizations and professional groups. For a complete list of services visit https://mha.easternhealth.ca/prevention-promotion//prevention-promotion/
Addictions Prevention Consultants
St. John's Metro
Telephone: (709) 752-4030
Rural Avalon & Peninsulas
Telephone: (709) 786-5230
Addictions Coordinators
St. John's Metro
Telephone: (709) 752-4226
Peninsulas
Telephone: (709) 466-5727
Mental Health Consultants
St. John's Metro
Telephone: (709) 752-6846 or (709) 752-4359
In Newfoundland and Labrador, primary health care is typically a person’s first point of contact with the health care system. It includes a range of community-based services essential to maintaining and improving health and well-being throughout an individual’s entire lifespan.
If you have primary health care concerns, please contact your primary care provider (i.e. Family Doctor or Nurse Practitioner). If you don’t have a primary care provider, please register with Patient Connect NL here . If you do not have access to online registration, please call 1-833-913-4679. Video Relay Service (VRS) calls are welcome. The information provided on Patient Connect NL will be used to plan and improve access to primary health care in Newfoundland and Labrador, with the goal of connecting individuals to a primary care provider as soon as one becomes available in their chosen area. More information on Patient Connect NL can be found here.
You can also visit Find A Doctor NL
For primary health care needs throughout NL please see the following Primary-Care-Resource.pdf (gov.nl.ca) .
If you are looking for psychiatric services please talk to you primary care provider. If you are experiencing a psychiatric emergency please visit you local hospital.
If you are looking for information about medication please call your local pharmacy or 811.
Provincial Mental Health groups are offered around a wide variety of mental health and addictions issues. These groups are one way to increase accessibility to services across our province. Provincial Mental Health groups are offered virtually and are facilitated by local mental health clinicians. Group topics vary and are expanding in their diversity.
Support for individuals using opioids, family members, and health-care providers, including help for individuals navigating the system and connecting with support and services.
Call 1-844-752-3588 Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
VRS calls are welcome.
Support is available to women experiencing domestic violence. If you would like help with safety planning, or just to talk, there are women's centres in nine regions of the province. You can contact the one nearest you. If you are ready to leave a situation of domestic violence, there are Transition Houses all across the province who provide shelter to women and children fleeing violence. You can contact the provincial Transition House crisis line. If you are in immediate danger, please call 911
Mental health emergency unit at the Waterford Hospital that provides assessment of urgent mental health concerns on a walk-in basis.
This service is available 24/7; no referral needed.
St. John's
Psychiatric emergency services are available in any emergency department. The emergency department is staffed on a 24-hour basis. A health professional, such as a Doctor or Nurse, assess all patients who present with mental health and addiction concerns. The department also has access, when needed, to 24-hour, on-call coverage by a Psychiatrist or psychiatric staff.
Visit the emergency department nearest you.
This is a specialize interdisciplinary program of Eastern Health focused on the recognition, assessment and treatment of individuals experiencing a first episode of psychosis and their families
306 Waterford Bridge Rd, St. John's, NL A1E 4J8
Quadrangle has a mission to create a physical space welcoming to all members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community in Newfoundland and Labrador, which will house and offer services and programs designed to create social connections, provide resources, and advance all aspects of health and the quality of life for our community through inclusion and diversity, community development, collaboration and recognition.
St, John's, NL
A1C 5M9
Operates a therapeutic riding program to help Newfoundland and Labrador children grow and develop despite physical, cognitive and emotional disabilities – all through horseback riding.
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.
80 Charter Avenue
St. John's
The Regional Opioid Dependence Treatment Hub has options available for concerns related to opioid use or wanting help to reduce physical, mental and emotional withdrawal symptoms. The ODT program offers Suboxone, Methadone, withdrawal support, counselling support, family support, links to resources, and free Naloxone. For more information you can call directly to 709 752-4478
A Foundation for survivors of suicide loss – Please reach out if you have been affected by the death of a loved one by suicide and need support.
Richard’s Legacy Foundation for Survivors of Suicide Loss Support Group Meetings:
o The support group meets twice monthly:
o The 2nd and 4th Monday of each month at 7:30 pm.
o Meeting location is 878 Topsail Road, St. John’s, NL (in the Lifewise offices).
o Counselling available one on one for individuals, and families.
We can be reached at tgdavies99@gmail.com
Ruah Counselling Centre, a non-profit community counselling agency, provides individual, couple and family counselling, as well as psycho-educational and supportive groups, to those 16 years of age and older. Our services seek to support interdependence between individuals, relationships, communities and our environments. We provide individual, couple and family counselling in the areas of anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, stress, anger, work-life challenges, life transitions, parenting and interpersonal relationships. Our psychosocial groups are based on the following five pillars: Parenting; Relationship Building; Wellness; Youth; and Spirituality. Our services are client-focused and goal-oriented. We provide professional counselling services in an environment which supports client autonomy and well-being.
St. John's, NL
Serving women for whom sex work is an occupation and women who are not in the industry by choice in our area. We support anyone with lived experience in the sex industry.
Call or text (709) 771-7171 anytime.
Visit their Facebook page or website at sjwomenscentre.ca/programs/SHOP
St. John's
Assists individuals in reducing the risks related to substance use, and provides support, education and referrals required to enhance personal health
| Community agency offering education, support programs, public policy and research to improve the quality of life for individuals with schizophrenia and psychosis |
Are you a senior (50+) or do you support a senior? If you need to connect to a resource or service, or have questions about benefits and programs available to seniors in NL, please call SeniorNL's Information and Referral Line at 1-800-563-5599. This confidential line operates Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. and is answered by Peer Support Volunteers, seniors themselves, ready to provide assistance.
Email: info@seniorsnl.ca
A specialized mental health service that offers sexual education, as well as assessment, treatment of sexual difficulties for adult individuals and/or couples. Call (709) 777-5074.
A 24/7 provincial phone line that provides support and information to individuals impacted by sexual violence.
Call 1-800-726-2743 or (709) 747-7757
Single Parent Association of Newfoundland and Labrador provides supports, through a Foodbank, Employment Support Program, Back to School and Christmas projects, to single parent families in our province. This approach enables single parents to regain control over their lives for the empowerment of themselves and their children.
For more information please contact: span@spanl.ca
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
St. John's
A part of the Community Youth Network – a provincial network aimed to engage youth, primarily 12 – 18, and up until 30 years of age, through provision of appropriate programs and services that support wellness, primary needs, learning, skill development and civic engagement.The SPLASH Centre also creates a hub to help increase community capacity within the region with access to community partners and additional services.
30a Catherdral Street
Harbour Grace, NL
A0A 2M0
A registered charity based in St. John’s that provides services to adults who face mental health challenges, addictions, trauma, poverty, homelessness, criminal justice involvement, low literacy, and long periods of unemployment.
Provides services to adults who face barriers from fully participating in the community, such as mental health challenges, lack of education, long periods of unemployment and poverty. Offers residential, community and correctional-based counselling, supportive housing, and employment preparation and skills development.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VqvG2MX1qs
Telephone and/or online programs for youth, ages 3-17 years old, and their families, experiencing behavioral or mental health problems.
Call 1-866-470-7111 or visit www.strongestfamilies.com
Offers a financial supplement to individuals for individuals with a psychiatric diaganosis living in supportive relative and non-relative board & lodging arrangements.
306 Waterford Bridge Rd, St. John's, NL A1E 4J8
This group offers a safe and supportive environment for those who have lost someone to suicide to share their experiences. Counselling to families and individuals is available as are companioning and remembrance events.
The Safe Works Access Program (SWAP) is a health promotion and education service for people who use drugs. SWAP provides safe drug using equipment throughout the province.
Our services include:
- providing clean supplies for substance use
- disposal of used equipment
- support
- referrals
Visit https://acnl.net/services/swap/, or call or text (709) 634-7927 for the West Coast, call 709-897-2125 for Labrador, or call or text (709) 757-7927 for all other areas of the province.
Hours of Operation: Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. and 1:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Newfoundland time / Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. and 12:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Labrador time
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.
The Compassionate Friends of Canada offers support in the grief and trauma which follows the death of a child; no matter the age or cause. To find out more contact the chapter nearest you.
Chapters & Contacts in Newfoundland
BURIN PENINSULA
709-826-2919
COTTLESVILLE (Central Newfoundland)
709-629-7322
709-629-7850
centralnewfoundland@tcfcanada.net
ST. JOHN’S (TCF Of Avalon)
709-753-3530
Service centre committed to building community, promoting equality and providing nourishment for those seeking respite from isolation and loneliness. Provides a place where people come when they have nowhere else to go and offers a safe place to sit, eat, shower or talk. Call 709-753-3234 or visit the website to learn more: The Gathering Place – St. John’s (kindnesswanted.ca)The Gathering Place is a community resource centre that provides meals, clothing and a place to socialize for individuals in need. Services are available to individuals, aged 25 and older.
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.
Provides a drop-in social centre for adult consumers of mental health services in St. John's and area.
The St. John's Women's Centre is dedicated to providing FREE women-centered, community-based programs delivered within a safe, non-judgmental, trauma-informed, caring environment. Programs include: individual drop-in counselling, group counselling for people experiencing IPV (Intimate Partner Violence), clothing boutique, tea time, and other holistic and social groups.
They also provide a Managed Alcohol Program, a pilot project harm reduction program delivered from a housing-first and trauma-informed approach. This program aims to decrease harms and barriers associated with chronic alcohol use delivered to those for whom other treatment options are not appropriate or available.
For more information, call (709) 753-0220 Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m
Or visit www.sjwomenscentre.ca or their Facebook page
Supports individuals primarily 16 years and over, and is inclusive of all genders and gender expressions through a series of programming:
- Education (youth16-29 yrs.) - provides foundational literacy and numeracy & GED preparation & testing,
- Street Reach (16 & Older) - Drop in & Street Based outreach services grounding in harm reduction. Also provides one-on-one individualized services through a referral process to assist with a number of challenges including but not limited to housing & homelessness, mental health and substance use, justice, and social inclusion.
- C.A.S.E.Y. (Coalition Against the Sexual Exploitation of Youth) - Provides youth prevention groups, training & awareness activities.
- Blue Door Program (14 - 29 years) - provides intensive one-on-one & group supports to individuals seeking support to leave experiences in the sex trade.
- Directory of Services - has developed and extensive list of community resources. This directory is updated annually and is available here https://www.thrivecyn.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/2021-Directory_Revised.pdf
St. John's, NL A1E 0A5
ACNL works to support individuals living with and/or affected by HIV/AIDS and/or Hepatitis C. ACNL advocates for change while networking on a provincial, regional, national, and international level regarding HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis C issues. ACNL operates the Tommy Sexton Shelter and has 6 affordable housing units.
Call (709) 579-8656 or 1-800-563-1575 or visit www.acnl.net
Trans Lifeline is a grassroots hotline and non-profit organization offering direct emotional and financial support to trans people in crisis - for the trans community, by the trans community. Hours of operation: 2:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m., Monday - Friday.
A non-profit organization that aims to improve the experiences of Two Spirit, non binary, trans, and gender diverse folks in NL through advocacy, community building, and expanding gender diversity awareness and inclusion in the province.
Visit their Website or their Facebook page
Specialized, group-based counselling services for adults experiencing complex symptoms as a result of traumatic life events. Various therapies are used to assist individuals with managing trauma impacts and symptoms. Hours of operation: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday – Friday, For more information, call (709) 752-4919.
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.
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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
St. John's
| U-Turn is a registered non-profit organization committed to assisting individuals and families with substance use disorder. The well-being approach at U-Turn, is based on lived and living experience of addiction and recovery. For information on U-Turn Drop-in hours, Recovery meetings, Naloxone Kits and training, and to schedule a one-on-one Peer Support session, please call one of the contacts below:
Tammy Bourne, Peer Support Lead (709) 597-0256 Jeff Bourne, Executive Director (709) 597-3236 Visit their website www.uturnaddictions.org |
Carbonear, NL
A1Y 1A5
Provides services and supports for all individuals with a Developmental Disability and their families in the St. John's and surrounding areas
PO Box 7114
St. John's, NL
A1E 3J3
Violence Prevention Avalon East is dedicated to creating a safe environment, where all people in Newfoundland and Labrador have the ability to live a life without fear of physical, sexual, emotional, or any other form of violence. We are also on a mission to ensure the voices of survivors are shown in the work we do, and that they feel heard.
St. John's, NL A1B 4C5
Violence Prevention East was formerly known as Eastern Region Committee Against Violence or ERCAV. It is a non-profit, volunteer committee, made up of individuals from both government and community. They meet regularly in the Clarenville-Bonavista area of NL to discuss issues relating to violence.
Violence Prevention East encourages a community approach to violence prevention.
Clarenville, NL A5A 1K2
A group of volunteers, researchers, academics, knowledge holders, youth and Elders Wabanaki Two-Spirits and Allies (directly related to W2SA interests).
Vision: Strive to provide equitable and safe environments for Two Spirits and Indigenous LGBTQ+ to live and thrive spiritually, mentally, physically and emotionally within our Wabanaki territory.
Provides a variety of Level 4 - Group Care and support services to children and youth ages 8-18 who are involved with Child, Youth and Family Services or Youth Corrections
A safe place to stay, at no cost, and necessities provided. Accommodation in a communal living setting for up to six weeks. Supportive counselling by experienced, non-judgmental staff, as well as help with securing housing, finances, legal issues, and referrals to other agencies and supports.
24 hour crisis line: 1 -866-634-4198 to speak with a crisis worker.
Corner Brook, NL A2H 6C9
The Wiseman Centre is an emergency shelter and supportive housing to homeless men age 25-64 and women age 30-64.
St. John's, NL A1E 1C1
| The service to children and youth, 12 -18 years old, aimed at reducing harm associated with substance use, as well as helping youth stay in school. Youth Outreach Workers act as mentors and positive influencers, helping connect and navigate services, providing information and working with community partners who also service children and youth.
St. John’s Holyrood, Whitbourne, St. Mary’s Bay, Placentia Bay Bay Roberts and Harbour Grace Bonavista Clarenville Grand Bank Marystown |