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Community collaboration in grief, bereavement, and emotional wellness for all Nova Scotians.
Healing Pathways is a program designed to support grief, bereavement, and emotional wellness across Nova Scotia. The program includes two complementary components: Healing Pathways Community Funding Grants, which provide financial support to community-based organizations delivering grief and emotional wellness initiatives, and Healing Pathways-Grieving Well™ which focuses on building shared understanding, resources, and education to strengthen grief support across the province.
Ce travail répond directement à l’appel de la Mass Victimty Commission pour un soutien communautaire soutenu au deuil après l’événement d’avril 2020.
Financement engagé à ce jour :
$940,153.49
Subventions de financement communautaire de Healing Pathways
Launched in 2024, Healing Pathways Community Funding Grants has invested in dozens of community-led initiatives supporting grief, bereavement, and emotional wellness across Nova Scotia. The program has distributed $940,153.49 to 41 projects, supporting approaches ranging from peer support and cultural healing to workshops and arts-based therapies.
The Healing Pathways Community Funding Grant Program provides up to $50,000 per project to support community-led initiatives focused on grief, bereavement, and emotional wellness. Applications are accepted once annually through a single call for proposals.
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Healing Pathways Acknowledgement Guidelines
Support for this project must be acknowledged through the inclusion of the Healing Pathways logo in all electronic and print communications material, i.e. brochures and advertising. Download a standard version of the Healing Pathways Community Funding Grants logo for use in communications recognizing funding assistance.
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Annuaire en ligne
Healing Pathways-Prieving Well™ est un annuaire en ligne conçu pour soutenir les Néo-Écossais dans leur deuil et leur bien-être émotionnel.
Qu’il s’agisse de vivre une perte personnelle ou de soutenir quelqu’un en deuil, ce répertoire offre des informations accessibles, des outils pratiques et des soutiens communautaires pour aider les individus à chaque étape de leur parcours.
Développé par la Nova Scotia Hospice Palliative Care Association, Healing Pathways – Prieving Well connecte les utilisateurs à des ressources fiables, incluant l’éducation au deuil, les services de soutien et les communautés de pairs. Bien que l’annuaire s’étendra à l’ensemble de la province en 2025, son objectif initial est mis sur les ressources disponibles à Cumberland, Colchester et East Hants.
Le deuil est une expérience profondément personnelle, mais personne n’a à le traverser seul. Chemins de guérison – Pleuring Well aide les individus à trouver le soutien dont ils ont besoin, quand ils en ont besoin.
Provincial Grant Recipients
Tajikeimɨk Mi'kmaw Health and Wellness ($50,000.00)
The Healing Through Loss Framework will be co-developed with all 13 Mi’kmaw communities through an advisory circle of Elders and community members, sharing teachings on grief, loss, and palliative care to guide culturally grounded support.
Bass River Fire Brigade ($5,950.00)
Bass River Fire Brigade will lead a wellness program for rural first responders, offering trauma-informed training on stress, grief, and resilience. Supporting four departments, it builds connection, peer support, and long-term mental wellbeing.
West Colchester Medical Society ($8,659.00)
“Supporting Young Minds” helps children and caregivers build resilience and manage emotions through family learning, nature experiences, and community activities—providing meaningful connection, immediate support, and lasting tools for wellbeing.
Music In Communities ($2,736.60)
This one-day workshop trains music therapists in grief literacy, legacy projects, and recording techniques for end-of-life and anticipatory grief. Held in Kings County and led by Sarah McInnis, it builds skills to better support clients and families.
Kemptown and Area Recreation Association ($11,949.00)
Kemptown Recreation Association will host 14 Music Circle workshops where participants create music, share stories, and explore grief in a supportive setting. Free and inclusive, sessions offer materials, translation, transportation, and livestream access.
Nova Scotia Community Living Organizations ($35,115.87)
NSCLO, with All About Inclusion, will create accessible grief and end-of-life resources for adults with IDD, families, and staff. Co-designed with lived experience, the project includes training and tools to improve support, wellbeing, and dignity.