Among Friends and Sharing & Caring Social Clubs

The Among Friends Social Club and the Sharing & Caring Social Club provide a common need to adults experiencing mental illness and mental health problems through access to programs that offer vital social support programming, including activities aimed at community inclusion, creativity, recreation and leisure. Participants often experience resiliency, self-esteem, diversity, a sense of belonging and an ability to support one another because of their similar and/or shared lived experience.

The Social Clubs take place in Halifax and Dartmouth during weekday afternoons. Please call for more information about the Clubs program and/or you would like to apply to become a member.

Bev Cadham, Branch Co-Executive Director / Social Clubs Manager

 902 455-5445 / 902 463-2187 / bev.cadham.cmha@bellaliant.com

Building Bridges Program

Many marginalized adults living with mental illness experience severe social exclusion because they have no social network or connection with people outside the mental health and social services systems. Building Bridges is an informal social support program for socially-isolated adults living with moderate to severe mental illness, that offers small group settings, in addition to one-to-one social outreach with staff and volunteers.

For more information on our Building Bridges program please contact:

Margaret Murray, Branch Co-Executive Director / Building Bridges Manager

902 455-5445 / 902 455-6983 / margmurray.cmha@bellaliant.com

*We often have volunteers and placement students in HRM come on board to help with our Social Clubs and Building Bridges programs. Please contact us if you would like to get involved: 902 455-5445 / cmhahal@ns.aliantzinc.ca