Wellness and counselling services

Personal wellbeing is a key contributor to your academic success. Learn more about our commitment to building a learning and working environment that supports mental wellness in our Mental Wellness Strategy.

To support your overall wellbeing and mental health, you have access to a range of services through NSCC and beyond. Here's how you're supported.

Personal and career counsellors

Our counsellors can help you with many things, including:

• Knowing yourself to make career, educational and life decisions with greater confidence
• Identifying and resolving life and academic challenges, including emotional distress, relationships and more
• Developing new ways of coping with difficult situations
• Connecting with other NSCC and community resources
• Access an NSCC counsellor or wellness support (intranet login required)

Online wellness resources

• Togetherall, a safe and anonymous online peer community for your mental health available 24/7. Register for Togetherall using your NSCC email address.
• CampusWell (login required), an online magazine for our students with great tips and information on fitness, budgeting, eating right, managing stress and more.
• Be There, for resources to help you learn how to support someone struggling with their mental health.
• Tao Self-Help, an online mental health library with interactive modules to help you understand and manage how you feel, think and act.
• Sexual violence support – understand what sexual violence is, get support and know how to respond.

Community resources

• Provincial Mental Health Crisis Line - call 1-888-429-8167 (toll-free) for 24/7 telephone crisis intervention and support
• Good2Talk student support line - call 1-833-292-3698 or text GOOD2TALK to 686868
• Nova Scotia 211 helps you find a community or social service in your area
• Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Program (SANE) - 811 can put you in touch with the nearest nurse examiner
• Nurse Telecare at 811