Resources

The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) is Canada’s largest mental health and addiction teaching hospital, as well as one of the world’s leading research centres in the area of addiction and mental health. CAMH combines clinical care, research, education, policy development and health promotion to help transform the lives of people affected by mental health and addiction issues.

The Canadian Partnership for Responsible Gambling is a collaboration of non-profit organizations, gaming providers, research centres and regulators working to find and promote effective ways to reduce the risk of problem gambling.

The Provincial Mental Health and Addictions Crisis Line provides crisis support for anyone, or someone they care about who may be experiencing a mental health or addictions crisis. The Crisis line is free, confidential, and available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Call (toll-free) 1-888-429-8167 or visit mha.nshealth.ca.

In-person counselling is available for Nova Scotians with gambling-related concerns through Health and Wellness’ Addiction Services offices around the province.

GamTalk is an online community for people with gambling concerns to share their experiences and ideas. Whether you have a gambling problem, know someone who does, have stopped gambling completely, or just want to get ideas on playing safely, GamTalk can help.