S3E10 - Rural Trauma

This episode of Rural Routes features Dr. Kathleen Kevany from the Faculty of Agriculture at Dalhousie University in Truro, Nova Scotia. She is the director of the Rural Research Collaborative and a licensed psychotherapist who studies community development, community well-being and social change. We reached out to Dr. Kevany in the aftermath of a mass shooting in rural Nova Scotia to help us understand the impacts such traumatic events have on rural regions and communities and what we can do to help us get through such difficult events. Dr. Kevany also shared some of the resources available to rural communities and especially those affected by the recent events. **Victim Services** Serving: East Hants, Colchester, Cumberland, Pictou & Antigonish Counties 290 West River Road P.O. Box 430 Pictou, Nova Scotia B0K 1H0 Phone: 902-485-3580 Toll Free: 1-800-565-7912 https://novascotia.ca/just/victim_Services/contact.asp **Mental Health Services** Cumberland Mental Health Services Address: 33 Havelock St, Amherst, NS B4H 4W1 Hours: Open 24 hours Phone: (902) 667-3879 **Counselling Services** Therapists can be found within the community or accessed from across the country. Tele-services and e-counselling are now (during Covid19 pandemic) the mode for delivery. Find a Counsellor https://www.ccpa-accp.ca/find-a-canadian-certified-counsellor/ Contact the Nova Scotia Chapter https://www.ccpa-accp.ca/chapters/nova-scotia/ -------- **Dr. Kathleen Kevany faculty profile** https://www.dal.ca/faculty/agriculture/business-and-social-sciences/faculty-staff/our-faculty/kathleen-kevany.html