Personal Growth Book Club is a program designed to share our experience of learning and growing through the richness of books. This program is experiential and interactive, designed to engage discussion about books that focus us to reflect and grow. The curated selection of authors will be uplifting and positive in nature.

Lean in for Connection is a program designed to teach participants strategies for developing connection, navigating difficult interactions, and building healthy community. Drawing from Traumatic Loneliness and Feel Heard & Understood exercises, participants explore ways to connect using the work of Brene Brown’s on shame, love & belonging; Dr. Daniel Fisher’s work on Emotional CPR, Dr. Rosenberg’s Non-Violent Communication and many other skills.

In partnership with Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC), the SMSRC is offering a peer support program for those that have been affected by sexual misconduct and/or military sexual trauma (MST). To participate or to learn more about the group peer support services, please contact the SMSRC via  email at SMSRCPSP-CSRISPSP@forces.gc.ca. or call the SMSRC 24/7 line to be referred to the Peer Support Program at 1-844-750-1648.

Service Member’s Keep is a mental health retreat designed to aid in the recovery of essential service members by providing a safe and secure place for them to rest when struggling with the diversity of posttraumatic stress disorder.

Buddy Check Coffee is a Veteran run peer program offering comradeship in a relaxed environment, encouraging Veterans to network and share experiences and stories… while sipping coffee. Led by the Legion’s Operational Stress Injury Special Section (Legion OSI) and hosted by Legion members, Buddy Check Coffee is helping Veterans in their community connect and support each other.

Operation VetBuild is an initiative led by the Legion’s Operational Stress Injury Special Section (Legion OSI) that uses hobbies, such as scale model-building kits, in a Veteran-to-Veteran support environment. Working alongside their peers, the activity offers Veterans an opportunity to learn a new skill, promote relaxation, improve concentration, reduce stress, and provide a sense of community to enhance wellbeing. Sessions are hosted by Legion members and open to all Veterans in the community.

Rally Point Retreat is provides a quiet, safe, and relaxing, rural setting on Nova Scotia’s South Shore as a respite for essential services members in treatment for operational stress injury (OSI) and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) to regroup themselves and reconnect with their families, to prevent further collateral damage from traumatic events.

Project All In Foundation and “the coin” was created to help the first responder community start conversations about their mental wellness, help debrief calls, and ultimately to aid in suicide prevention. Taking the first step to ask for help can be hard. Members who have the All In coin can simply slide it forward towards another member and a conversation is initiated. The recipient of the coin can be an active listener or start the conversation if need be. The coin may also be presented to a friend or family member. Project All In recognizes the need for all first responders to have easier access to resources in support of their mental health and well being.

We know that silence, stigma, and suicide are our biggest enemies. Understanding that, we strongly believe that this program has the power to help our Nations Responders. Know that you are not alone in this fight, it is OK to ask for help and to bridge the gap to appropriate resources.

The Care for the Caregiver Workshop teaches you how to use self-care practices to become more resilient as you support someone who has posttraumatic stress disorder or other operational stress injuries. Gain insight about how these injuries affect those we care about. Learn how to communicate in a way that allows you to reconnect in a meaningful way.

The HOPE Program provides confidential peer support by volunteers to
military members and families who have lost a loved one who was a member of the Canadian Armed Forces, active or retired, Regular or Reserve Force. The loss may have occurred during military service or due to any other cause.