Nova Scotia Sets up Help Lines for Citizens Struggling Amid Mass Shooting, Pandemic

Nova Scotia Sets up Help Lines for Citizens Struggling Amid Mass Shooting, Pandemic
A couple pays their respects at a roadblock in Portapique, Nova Scotia, Canada, on April 22, 2020. Andrew Vaughan/The Canadian press
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The Nova Scotia government has activated a roster of psychologists to help address the mental health challenges facing the province’s weary population.

In a release Tuesday, the Nova Scotia Health Authority said people can call in to a free service set up by the Association of Psychologists of Nova Scotia to talk about their distress over the recent mass shooting that left 22 people dead.