2012 DIRECTORY OF SELF-HELP GROUPS AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES IN PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND A Partnership Project of the Canadian Mental Health Association Prince Edward Island Division and the Prince Edward Island Department of Health & Wellness C.M.H.A. Office: Box 785 - 178 Fitzroy Street Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island C1A 7L9 Phone: 628-1648/436-7399/853-4180 Toll Free: 1-800-682-1648 Email:
[email protected] Home Page: www.cmha.pe.ca 19th Edition 2012 FOREWORD 3 Dear Friends, It is my pleasure to introduce to you the 19th edition of Prince Ed- ward Island's Directory of Self-Help Groups and Community Re- sources. Today more and more Islanders are recognizing the need for emo- tional support and information when dealing with physical or men- tal health problems and life's stressful situations. They are looking to self-help groups and community resources as health resources. Emotional and social support can greatly relieve the stress related to health problems and can increase one’s ability to cope success- fully with day-to-day living. The Canadian Mental Health Association/Prince Edward Island Division (CMHA) has been promoting and assisting self-help groups since the fall of 1988 through the Self-Help Clearinghouse (now the Consumer and Family Support Program). Information about self-help groups and community resources, technical assis- tance and resources on mental health and mental illness are pro- vided by the CMHA for the general public at our facilities in Char- lottetown, Summerside and Alberton. This Directory is a part of that service and together these services form our Consumer and Family Support Program.