Support is available to you through the Acadia University Counselling Centre, located in the Old SUB. We are here to help. We're open Monday-Friday from 8:30am-12pm & 1:30pm-4:30pm. To book an appointment please call 902.585.1246 or email counselling@acadiau.ca.
Please note that we are not an emergency service. For emergency or after hours service on-campus, please call Safety & Security at 902.585.1103
This peer-run centre that offers support to students and offers them a safe and inclusive space to talk about issues within Acadia’s community.
This peer-run initiative that seeks to promote mental wellness on campus through a combination of peer support and advocacy.
Acadia Pride is a peer run service aimed at providing an outlet for lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans-gendered, two-spirited, and queer (LGBT2IQ) individuals, as well as friends, and allies.
Call 1.833.292.3698 for a free, confidential helpline that provides professional counselling and support for university and college students.
Dial 1.888.429.8167 for this toll free, 24/7 services delivered by the Mental Health Mobile Crisis Team (MHMCT). This provincial service provides crisis intervention for children, youth, and adults experiencing a mental health crisis or mental distress.
This service offers confidential and anonymous, non-judgemental, active listening and support to anyone who has experienced or has been affected by sexualized violence. The Phone Line can be reached at 902.425.1066 between 12pm and 12am daily, 7 days a week.
Chrysalis House is a local, non-profit grassroots organization that provides shelter, support, counselling, advocacy, and outreach for abused women and their children in Kings, Annapolis, and West Hants counties. Services are available for women who have been psychologically, emotionally, physically, and/or sexually abused. You can call their 24-Hour Help Line at 902.679.1922 or toll-free at 1.800.264.8682
The Avalon Sexual Assault Centre is a feminist organization working to eliminate sexual assault/abuse, and to change the current socio-political culture that fosters sexism, social injustice and other forms of oppression. Its services are available in the HRM area only. Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 12:30 pm and 1:30 to 4:30 pm, or call 902.422.4240
Break the Silence maintains a list of helpful support resources similar to those above.
Acadia University has its own student health clinic located on-campus in Dennis House, West Side. The Clinic offers physician services by appointment that can be booked online.
The closest hospital to Acadia is located at 150 Exhibition St., Kentville and operates an emergency department 24/7. If you need help immediately, call 911.
Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners (SANEs) are registered nurses who have completed specialized education and clinical preparation in medical forensic care for patients who have experienced sexual assault or abuse. Visit their website for more information and to find the location of emergency department and health centres that offer SANE programs.
The Red Door is a confidential sexual health service located in Kentville that offers health education and health promotion to youth 13-30 years of age. The team of doctors and nurses can help you with a variety of sexual health related issues.
Call 811 to talk to a registered nurse around the clock, seven days a week. 811 service is available in over 125 languages.
Nova Scotia's Department of Justice offers Victim Service Centres, including one in Kentville, for support. You can call the Kentville office toll-free at 1.800.565.1805
To give adult survivors of sexual assault better support, the province of Nova Scotia offers confidential, independent legal advice. You do not have to report to police or take legal action if you use this service.
svrec@acadiau.caMessages responded to Monday-Friday, 8:30am-4:30pm
Sexual assault is a form of sexual harassment and is included in the definition of sexual harassment under the University’s Harassment and Discrimination Policy. Acadia University is committed to promoting and maintaining a respectful work, learning and living environment for all its community members on campus – one that is free of harassment, including all forms of sexual assault.
Acadia University Safety and Security Department and Equity Office will respond to and investigate all complaints of sexual assault confidentially with respect to the wishes of the complainant. Through these offices charges can be processed through the Non-Academic Judicial System or assistance provided in having the matter brought to the police, depending on the wishes of the complainant.
A complaint of sexual assault can be made through Acadia University’s Non-Academic Judicial System. This system will receive complaints and can impose sanctions. If you want to charge someone or have any questions about the Non-Academic Judicial System please contact: Steve Hassapis, Student Development Coordinator, or phone 585-1825
Acadia University supports any members of our community who experience sexual assault. Acadia University will work with community agencies in the aftermath of a sexual assault, including but not limited to, local police, hospitals, advocacy groups and counselling.
