Youth Health Centre
Youth Health Centre Coordinator:
Devon Mackenzie (Room 311)- Devon.MacKenzie@nshealth.ca
Your Youth Health Centre (YHC) exists to provide services to support you in making decisions about your personal health and well-being.
The Youth Health Centre:
- Provides confidential services with accurate, nonjudgmental information
- Values your knowledge
- Welcomes your input
- Respects your opinion
- Works with you from a position of your strengths to address your health concerns in a meaningful way
Why Students Come?
There are many reasons why students come to the Youth Health Centre.
- Mainly it is a safe and quiet place to come and discuss anything at all.
- Everything talked about is confidential (private).
See the Youth Health Support Worker if you are:
- Feeling sad, confused
- Feeling angry or stressed
- Having relationships issues
- Having problems at home
- Need condoms, pregnancy testing
- Sex/sexuality questions
- Worried about dating violence
- Problems with alcohol, smoking and other substances
- Just need to talk
- Want LGBTQ support
HRM Supports
Choices |
Substance Abuse Gambling Support |
902-491-2401 |
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Cobequid Youth Health Centre | Nurse: 869-6106 | Social Worker: 869-6131/869-7107 |
Family Focus Medical Clinics | 902-420-6060 | |
Find a Family Doctor | 902-424-3047 | |
Halifax Sexual Health Center | 902-455-9656 | |
Health Link | 811-Non Emer. # | |
IWK Switchboard | Switch Board: 470-8888 | Mental Health Referral: 464-4110 |
Kid’s Help Phone |
1-800-668-6868 |
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Laing House | 902-425-9018 | |
Mental Health Mobile Crisis Telephone Line | Toll Free: 1-888-429-8167 | 902-429-8167 |
Metro Food Bank | 902-457-1900 | |
Mobile Outreach Street Health | 902-429-5290 | |
North End Community Health Centre | 902-420-0303 | |
North Preston Community Centre | 902-434-3807 | |
Phoenix Youth Programs | 902-446-0676 | |
Public Health Services |
902-481-5800
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902-481-5842
Pre Natal Classes |
QEII STI Clinic (VG Site) | 902-473-2272 | |
Supportive Housing for Young Mothers | 902-465-2212 Ext. 3 | |
Youth Project (Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity) | 902-429-5429 | |
Halifax Crisis Line | 902-421-1188 |