Community Partners

Laing House Community Partners

The role of community partners is vital in the creation and success of Laing House programs. Community partners are formally structured organizations from all sectors of the community that share Laing House’s vision of young people prepared to fulfill their potential. As partners, we share our expertise and knowledge with each other, and collaborative community projects are created that benefit all parties involved.

Laing House and its community partners:
• Respect youth experience and empowerment
• Work to reduce stigma associated with mental illness in youth
• Open doors to new opportunities
• Share resources strategically
• Reflect on the relationship and its value on a regular basis

Community Partners, 2005 – present:

• Art Gallery of Nova Scotia
• Centre for Art Tapes
• Centre of Excellence on Youth Engagement, Ottawa
• Chebucto Community Health Board
• Canadian Mental Health Association:
o Halifax Division
o Nova Scotia Division
o National Office
• Communities Addressing Suicide Together
• Connections Clubhouse
• Dalhousie University:
o School of Nursing
o School of Pharmacy
o Student Counselling Services
• Dooly’s, Barrington Street location
• Elizabeth Fry Society, Halifax
• Eating Disorders Action Group
• Empowerment Connection
• Feed Nova Scotia
• Fort Massey United Church
• Halifax Peninsula Community Health Board
• Healthy Minds Cooperative
• IWK Mental Health Program
• Junior League of Halifax
• Lake City Industries
• Lesbian Gay Bisexual Youth Project
• Maritime Museum of the Atlantic
• Mental Health Foundation of Nova Scotia
• Mental Health Mobile Crisis Team
• Mood Disorders Clinic, QE2 Health Sciences Centre
• Nova Scotia Early Psychosis Program
• Nova Scotia Sea School
• Nova Scotia Youth Secretariat
• Phoenix Youth Programs
• SAFE Committee
• Self Help Connection
• St. Matthew’s United Church
• Team Work Cooperative / Workbridge
• reachAbility
• United Way of Halifax Region
• Windhorse Farm
• YMCA, South Park location
• Youth Health Centres – Halifax Region
• Youth Link Halifax

Become a Community Partner
To be considered a community partner, both Laing House and the partner organization identify shared goals and a commitment to specific outcomes over a defined period of time.

Is your organization intersted in becoming a community partner? Please contact us at contact@lainghouse.org.