Get Immediate Help Now

If you are experiencing a mental health emergency, meaning you are at risk to yourself or someone else:

• Dial 911 to connect with emergency response services. 
• Present yourself at the nearest hospital emergency department.
  • For students 19 years and older the nearest hospital emergency department is the QEII Hospital
  • For students under 19 years old the nearest hospital emergency department is the IWK Hospital

If you need immediate support but are not experiencing a mental health emergency consider:

• Calling the Mental Health Mobile Crisis Team at 1-902-429-8167
• Calling Good2Talk at 1-833-292-3698 or texting “Good2TalkNS” to 686868
• 988 Suicide prevention helpline that provides live support by phone and text to everyone in Canada 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. If you are thinking about suicide or worried about someone you know call or text 988.

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The Counselling Centre is a not designed to be a drop-in service. Our Counsellors book sessions in advance so often their schedules are full and we cannot accommodate drop-ins. However, we triage cases and may be able to offer priority/urgent appointments, depending on availability and the student’s needs. Urgent/priority appointments are not guaranteed but students, staff/faculty or loved ones can make the request by flagging the appointment as urgent/priority.