On April 10th, 2024, following a province-wide procurement and selection process, 7 of the 8 IYS-NS sites were selected.
Read the press release here: Youth Mental Health Sites Announced | Government of NS News Releases
We are now looking to identify the second site in the Western Health Zone.
*Western Zone includes seven counties: Kings, Annapolis, Digby, Yarmouth, Shelburne, Queens, and Lunenburg.
Information Session Information
IYS-NS is hosted 2 information sessions May 28-30th, 2024 in the Western Health Zone. One was in Kentville and one was in Yarmouth. During these sessions IYS-NS Provincial Leadership Team:
- provided an overview of the IYS Model and the vision for Nova Scotia
- provided information on the upcoming procurement process
- prepared coalition partnerships of 4 or more community-based organizations to submit applications to become the second Western Health Zone site
- gave organizations the opportunity to connect and discuss IYS
- gave organizations an opportunity to ask questions
A recording of the information shared during these sessions can be viewed here
In addition, the questions and answer period from these sessions are included in the RFSQ document.
Information for the general public:
Information for community-based organizations:
- Overview of IYS Services
- How is IYS different from existing services?
- Principles of IYS
- Who can host an IYS Site
- Site Locations
The procurement document is coming soon