Nova Scotia funding $3M in mental health and addictions grants

Expected to begin this summer, organizations will be able to apply for grants through the Mental Health Foundation of Nova Scotia.

Nova Scotia’s provincial government is giving $3 million in grants to mental health and addictions programs in the province.

Expected to begin this summer, organizations will be able to apply through the Mental Health Foundation of Nova Scotia.

Priority for grants will be given to groups that serve Indigenous communities, LGBTQ2 communities, African Nova Scotians, people with disabilities and newcomers, the province said.

In addition, organizations that work with residents who face insecure housing, poverty, violence and trauma are eligible.

“The pandemic has been an especially challenging time for those with mental illness and addictions, particularly for groups who were already facing barriers to accessing support,” said Brian Comer, minister responsible for the Office of Addictions and Mental Health.

Comer said in the release this funding will “help make a positive impact on the health and well-being of Nova Scotians.”

This is the second mental health funding announcement from the province this week.

Nova Scotia announced Tuesday that it is providing $2 million in funding to a growing Mi’kmaw health and wellness organization to support the development of a Mi’kmaw mental health and addictions strategy.