Today is National Grief Awareness Day. We would like to share some resources from our Mental Health and Wellness Resources page to help support someone experiencing grief and let you know about a new grief support group coming to Second Story Women's Centre this Fall.

Halifax Hospice - Free Counselling and Programming

• Up to four free sessions of one-on-one grief counselling. Available to any adult in NS, via phone, online or in-person (if vaccinated). Do not need to have used the Hospice services to access counselling.
• A variety of support groups, such as virtual, in-person, 'On The Go' (while walking through Point Pleasant Park). All free, all available to any adult in NS. (Please note their in-person and On the Go groups meet in Halifax, but folks from outside HRM are welcome!)
• An 8-week closed counselling-style bereavement group starting up in October 2022.

South Shore Hospice Palliative Care Society often has programming to support folks in our community who have recently lost or are preparing to lose a loved one. Join their e-newsletter list or follow their Facebook to learn when the next Death Cafe or Cooking for Care session is coming up next!

We love this! The Legal Information Society of Nova Scotia (LISNS) is offering two FREE virtual workplace gender inclusion training sessions this month that you can sign up for now!

Tuesday, August 16th 1-3pm or Thursday, August 25th 1-3pm via Zoom.

This workshop will walk you through 'Moving Beyond The Binary', LISNS new resource filled with a wealth of useful information on meaningfully including gender diverse people at work, and many other supports and resources. This workshop will leave you with actionable steps you can take to move in the direction of inclusivity!

Sign up for the free virtual training sessions here. (If you’re interested but one of these dates doesn’t fit your schedule, you can reach out to Shila LeBlanc at [email protected] to arrange a time that works for you or your organization.)

View the 'Moving Beyond the Binary' resources (videos, policy templates, social media content, and more) at https://www.legalinfo.org/moving-beyond-the-binary/guide

 Neighbours, Friends and Family Campaign
This is a public education campaign to raise awareness of the signs of domestic violence so that people close to an at-risk woman or an abusive man can help. It was first developed by the Centre for Research and Education on Violence Against Women and Children at Western University, and has been adapted by the NS Advisory Council on the Status of Women and the NS Legal Information Society specifically for Nova Scotians.

The NFF Campaign is a series of brochures and videos that can be easily shared on social media. Topics include 'How to help someone with an abusive partner,' 'How to talk to someone who is abusive' safety planning, 'How to spot the signs of domestic violence' and more. We encourage everyone to take a look and, if possible, share these resources to help increase the understanding of the part we all must play in ending domestic violence.