What is Family Help?

The Family Help Program has been designed to help families learn to deal with common childhood problems in the comfort and privacy of their home.
Family Help is a distance treatment service that provides up-to-date care that helps parents and children learn to deal with the challenges of common childhood problems. The goal is to recognize and treat signs early to prevent the problem from getting worse.
Education and treatment is provided by trained coaches through telephone contact, written manuals, videotapes, and audiotapes.
One major advantage of the Family Help Program is that it is more cost effective for families (no traveling or taking time off work).
The Family Help Program schedules appointment times at the convenience of the families in the comfort and privacy of their homes.
Most importantly Family Help is a partnership between you and us. Your commitment and dedication to our program will help us help you.
To find out more information, call:
1-866-470-7111
(toll free)

Treatment Services Available:

Behaviour Difficulties Program (3-12 years of age)
  • Halifax Region, funded by IWK Mental Health Services
  • Cumberland Region, funded by Cumberland Mental Health Services
Night-time Bedwetting (5-12 years of age)
  • Cumberland Region, funded by Cumberland Mental Health Services

Research Studies Available:

Sleep Difficulties (5-12)
Available within the following district health authorities:
  • Capital Health
  • Colchester/East Hants
  • Cumberland
  • Pictou County District

Postpartum Depression
Available across the province.

News

August 2006: The Sleep Difficulties research study, "Better Nights, Better Days", is still recruiting.
Funded by Nova Scotia Health Research Foundation.

The "Better Nights, Better Days" program is in the randomized phase.

  • Fifty percent of the participants will be wait-listed for 6 months before receiving treatment, others receive treatment immediately.

Sleep difficulties have an impact on the child and family well-being.

  • Child may have trouble getting to sleep and/or staying asleep.
  • Research indicates that about 25-50% of children have sleep problems.
  • Up to 95% of children with behaviour problems (Attention Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder) suffer from sleep difficulties.

Methods of referral for Sleep Difficulties:

  • Self Referral via Toll Free Fax or Phone
  • Physician Referral via Toll Free Fax
Toll-free phone: 1-866-470-7111
Toll-free fax: 1-866-470-7222

This program is available to families living in the Capital Health, Cumberland, Colchester/East Hants and Pictou areas.

August 2006: MOM is now in randomized trial phase. "Managing Our Mood" is a program designed for new mothers with Postpartum Depression. Read more about it or self refer.

June 2006:
The following studies are now completed:

  • Disruptive Behaviour
  • Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
  • Anxiety
  • Pain
  • Enuresis (Nighttime bedwetting)