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.
PREVNet Promoting Relationships & Eliminating Violence: Canada's authority on research and resources for bullying prevention.
Website: //www.prevnet.ca/bullying
211 Nova Scotia - Multiple resources for support and care.
Website: //www.ns.211.ca
Bullying Canada - Young people speaking out about bullying and victimization.
Website: //www.bullyingcanada.ca/
Stop a Bully - Anti-Bullying Reporting System
Website: //www.stopabully.ca/
Anti-Bullying Nova Scotia - What is Bullying and Cyberbullying? Resources & Videos Task Force Report What to do if you are being bullied
Website: //antibullying.novascotia.ca/
Kids Help Phone
1-800 668-6868 or 1 800 420-TEEN
Website: https://kidshelpphone.ca/
A free telephone service for children who are experiencing abuse or emotional distress. Provides counseling and referrals to agencies in the area from which the child is calling.
24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Public Legal Education Society (Lawyer Referral & Legal Info Line) 1-800-665-9779
Website: //www.legalinfo.org/
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.