Mental Health Supports

Peer support, helplines, and counselling services for those 12-30 years old.

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Diabetes HOPE Connects Peer Support Program

Provides online community to help students living with type 1 diabetes to connect with peer to support each other during their transition to post-secondary school.

Find a Certified Counsellor

Provides an online list of counsellors and psychotherapists in PEI who are Canadian Certified Counsellors (CCC).

Counsellors work in a variety of areas such as mental health and addictions, schools, career counselling. individual and family therapy, and music therapy.

Note: Not all listed professionals are accepting new clients

Find a Registered Psychological Professional

Online list of registered psychological professionals in Epekwitk / PEI. Includes psychologists, psychological candidates, psychological associates, psychological associate candidates, and professional psychology corporations.

Go Girls!

Group mentoring program for girls that focuses on physical activity, balanced eating, and self-esteem. The goal of the program is to positively shape their lives by helping them build a positive self-image. Consists of seven 90 minute mentoring sessions.

ICAN

Provides an 8-week cognitive behaviour educational program to help individuals learn skills to control, face, deal with anxiety, and change negative ways of thinking and behaving.

Offered through weekly telephone support through one-on-one coaching or group-based programming with other adults who share similar challenges. A handbook or online access to written material, positive notes, videos, trackers, supporter information and audio is provided.

Kids Help Phone Telephone and Live Chat Counselling

Professional counsellors are available to help young people deal with concerns, large or small, by telephone or live chat. Examples of these concerns include:

Bullying
Violence and abuse
Housing
Legal aid
Sexual health
Issues related to sexual orientation and gender identity
Suicide

Kids Help Phone counsellors can also provide information and referral to local services. The service is free, anonymous, and confidential.

LGBTQ2IA+ Islanders Mental Health Initiative

Provides free online therapy sessions to PEI residents who identify as 2SLGBTQIA+, their families and partners. Free sessions up to eight hours within a three month period per person. Once all sessions are used, applicants are eligible to apply for additional sessions if available.

Types of therapy includes:

Individual therapy
Couples and partners therapy
Sex therapy
Gender affirming assessments

Lifeline National Support Network

Provides a support network that offers bullied youths assistance via telephone, email, and text(SMS). Support includes:

Identify problems and solve them
One-on-one conversations with bullied youth and their families
One-on-one conversations with bullies, their parents, teachers, guidance counsellors, principals, and school board staff, local social service, and when it's necessary local police.

LivingOutLoud.life

Online forum where young adults and teens living with advanced illness share insights and tackle difficult topics with honesty and humour. Includes topics such as: