Pictou-Antigonish Regional Library
Your public library is committed to bringing you a wide range of books, materials and information about your health and wellness. Your local public library can help. We have lots of resources to assist you.
Canadian Mental Health Association Nova Scotia Division
45 Alderney Drive, Suite 200
Dartmouth, NS B2Y 2N6
Ph: 902 466-6600
Toll Free: 1-877-466-6606
Fax: 902 466 3300
Email: pamela@novascotia.cmha.ca
Website: //www.novascotia.cmha.ca
Canadian Mental Health Association Pictou Branch
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 959, New Glasgow, NS B2H 5K7
Location Address: 825 East River Rd
New Glasgow, NS B2H 1S7
Ph: 902 752-5578
Email: drobins@pchg.net
If you are concerned that your child may have ADD or ADHD, talk to your family doctor or your child's school; they can refer you to professionals who can assess your child's behaviour.
Canadian Mental Health Association on Attention Deficit Disorders
Children & Youth: https://cmha.bc.ca/documents/attention-deficithyperactivity-disorder-in-children-and-youth/
Adults:
https://cmha.bc.ca/documents/attention-deficithyperactivity-disorder-in-adults-2/
Mayo Clinic on Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in Children
Website: //www.mayoclinic.com/health/adhd/DS00275
Information on ADHD - signs, symptoms, causes, diagnosis, complications, treatments, and more.
Mayo Clinic on Adult ADHD
Website: //www.mayoclinic.com/health/adult-adhd/DS01161
Access to books, magazines, online databases, movies and more.
Nova Scotians have trusted health information at their fingertips.
Call 8-1-1, and you will have access to non-emergency health information and services. Registered Nurses give the advice and information you need and provide reassurance concerning all kinds of general health issues and questions.
A free, confidential information and referral service. It is for people from all walks of life, seeking information about community & social services in their community or throughout the Province, either for themselves or for someone else. For example it could be used by someone seeking home care support for a senior citizen, a teenager looking for job-seeking skills, a recent immigrant needing language and employment training, or a person with disabilities determining which local or gov't services are available. It is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year by dialing "2-1-1" to speak to a helpful staff member or by searching the easy-to-use online database at www.ns.211.ca.