The Truro & Colchester Chamber of Commerce was one of 14 organizations in Colchester, East Hants, and Cumberland Counties will receive funding through the Healing Pathways Community Grants through the The Nova Scotia Hospice Palliative Care Association (NSHPCA).
The grants will provide more local access to grief support, bereavement, and emotional wellness programs that promote healing, understanding, and support the needs identified by the community.
Download our Health & Wellness Guide for Business HERE
Nova Scotia Mental Health & Wellness Resources: Mental health and wellbeing – Government of Nova Scotia, Canada
Town of Truro Summer Guide: Get The Blazes Outside (Summer) (truro.ca)
Town of Truro Winter Guide: Get The Blazes Outside (Winter) (truro.ca)
72% of entrepreneurs live with some form of mental illness
Entrepreneurs are 5 times as likely to contemplate suicide as the general public
The economic burden of mental illness in Canada was estimated at $51 billion dollars per year