Welcome to PSR Nova Scotia Chapter website! PSR Nova Scotia is an association of individuals and organizations committed to the provision and growth of psychosocial rehabilitation services to support the recovery of persons with serious mental health issues.

This site provides you with an overview of the mandate of the Chapter and the various activities the Chapter engages in to promote psychosocial rehabilitation in Nova Scotia. This website also provides link to other related websites.

As a relatively new chapter, there are opportunities to become actively involved and really make a difference in the development and growth of the Chapter. We invite you to join our Chapter today! It is our hope that you will find the information on the website useful and we invite you to offer your feedback on the website.

Please do not hesitate to contact us about any question you may have about our chapter - admin@psrnovascotia.ca

Recovery is a process, a way of life, an attitude, and a way of approaching the day's challenges. It is not a perfectly linear process. The need is to meet the challenge of the disability and to reestablish a new and valued sense of integrity and purpose within and beyond the limits of the disability; the aspiration is to live, work, and love in a community in which one makes a significant contribution (Deegan 1988).

Recovery is a way of living a satisfying, hopeful, and contributing life even with the limitations caused by illness. Recovery involves the development of new meaning and purpose in one’s life as one grows beyond the catastrophic effects of mental illness (Anthony 1993).