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“I should just keep going and eventually things will get better.”
Anna Quon is a writer, writing group facilitator, a person living with mental illness, and winner of the 2008 Inspiring Lives Award.
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“I'm back on my feet, and I feel great.”
Connections Halifax is a community development program helping people re-engage as active citizens of their communities.
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“They have a reason to get up and to not want to lose time.”
Gail Kelly at at Connections Halifax knows that work - an essential component of identity - is a critical component of recovery.
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“It makes me feel good that I've learned some new things.”
Emerald Hall provides care and support to adults with developmental disabilities plus a mental illness.
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“As a result of illness they've gotten into trouble.”
The East Coast Forensic Hospital is the major referral centre in Nova Scotia for people with a mental illness in conflict with the law.
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“I just found out that I could sing.”
The East Coast Forensic Hospital strives for new ways to approach rehabilitation, encouraging innovative approaches to wellness.
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“When I moved in they had a housewarming party for me.”
The 250 Homes project supports the hopes and dreams of people with a mental illness.
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“I'm no different than you are, I just have an illness.”
Healthy Minds Cooperative, a member-owned non-profit organization, is a safe beacon for people who have a mental illness.
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“Somebody to go for a walk with...to Tim's for a coffee....”
Volunteer Services brings the community into the hospital. A caring community is very important for patients' recovery.
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“Diagnosis was key to my recovery.”
Susan Kilbride Roper works to promote mental health and awareness, so that people can find out what they need to know to recover fully.
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“I'm no longer ashamed to invite people to come to my home.”
Roy Muise has been living with a mental illness for most of his life, but he hasn't been hospitalized now for 8 years.
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“Never let anybody tell you that it can't be done.”
New Beginnings is a place of opportunity - and community - for adults who have been living with a mental illness.
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“There's someone there to listen...to try to help you.”
The Mobile Crisis Unit is ready to help people in mental health crisis, no matter how big or small - 24 hours a day, 365 days per year.
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“I had considered harming myself...”
The Mental Health Day Treatment Program, held in the Abbey Lane Hospital, is an intensive 6-week program whose aim is cure.
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“A place where people can come, and be, and their spirit revives.”
The Mental Health Day Treatment Program is a place where adults living with a mental illness can enter into a place of safety.
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“I feel very lucky to have come out the other side.”
Laura Burke has an inspiring message for people who are living with mental illness.
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“ You're a part of something, and you're not a stupid person.”
The Speaker's Bureau and Writer's Group help people with a mental illness build confidence and communicate their experience.
