Eating Disorders Nova Scotia

What Eating Disorders Nova Scotia does

Eating Disorders Nova Scotia is a community-based, charitable non-profit organization headquartered in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Founded in 2016, the organization is dedicated to supporting youth affected by eating disorders through peer-led programming and mental health resources. Its primary beneficiary population is youth experiencing eating disorders, with a secondary focus on young Canadians whose mental health has been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The organization operates with a small team of 1–10 employees and serves both its home province of Nova Scotia and — more recently — the broader Canadian market.

The organization's core offering centers on digital peer support resources and online platforms for mental health support. Its proprietary digital peer support resources are designed specifically for youth with eating disorders and are distributed through self-serve digital channels, enabling nationwide reach without requiring physical infrastructure expansion. The technology approach emphasizes domain specialization in eating disorder recovery rather than general-purpose mental health tooling, and the platform is delivered as a free resource to end users.

As a non-profit, Eating Disorders Nova Scotia does not operate a commercial revenue model. Its operations are funded primarily through government grants — most notably a $1.28 million CAD investment from the Government of Canada announced on 2023-03-17 to expand peer support programs nationwide — alongside recurring partnerships such as Bell Let's Talk. Services are provided at no direct cost to beneficiaries, and go-to-market is executed through community-led peer support programming and event-driven engagement via initiatives such as Bell Let's Talk Day.

Name

Eating Disorders Nova Scotia

Legal name

Eating Disorders Nova Scotia

Website

https://eatingdisordersns.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

2023

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Eating Disorders Nova Scotia is a Halifax-based non-profit that delivers digital peer support programs and mental health resources to youth with eating disorders across Canada, funded primarily by government grants and community partnerships.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Mental Health Support Services

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241), Social Assistance (624)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Eating Disorder Teletherapy Platforms (HLALAEAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Eating Disorder Treatment Programs (HLAFACAK)

Keywords

• Eating disorder support
• Mental health services
• Peer support programs
• Youth mental health
• Community mental health

Headquarters

HQ city

Halifax

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Government Funding: Receives government grants and funding commitments from the Government of Canada as part of mental health support initiatives for populations affected by COVID-19. This includes a $1.28 million investment specifically for expanding peer support programs nationwide.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Eating Disorders Nova Scotia is a community-based, charitable non-profit organization that delivers digital peer support programs and resources for youth affected by eating disorders across Canada. The organization facilitates recovery through peer assistance, digital resources, and community-based programming, supported by government grants and partnerships focused on expanding nationwide access to mental health support.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Digital Peer Support Programs Digital resources and peer assistance programs designed to support youth with eating disorders across Canada, providing accessible mental health support and recovery facilitation through nationwide distribution.

Quantifiable outcome

• Improved access to mental health support for young Canadians across the country

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Bell Let's TalkminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 25 January 2023Bell Let's Talk Day is observed with various events and initiatives across Canada to promote mental health awareness and support. The event highlights organizations like Eating Disorders Nova Scotia with programming and community activities aimed at creating positive change.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• National Eating Disorder Information Centre (NEDIC): Toronto-based non-profit operating a national toll-free helpline, live chat, and resource directory specifically for eating disorders in Canada. Directly comparable as a national peer-support and information resource for Canadians affected by eating disorders, with overlapping target population and similar non-profit digital-service model.
• Jessie's Legacy / Family Services of the North Shore: BC-based non-profit providing eating-disorder prevention, early intervention, and family-peer-support programming. Directly comparable as a provincial Canadian non-profit focused on eating disorders with strong peer/family-support orientation, though concentrated in BC rather than nationally.
• Hope and Healing / Kelty Eating Disorders: BC Children's Hospital-affiliated resource hub providing peer support, family navigation, and digital resources for youth with eating disorders. Comparable as a Canadian youth-focused eating-disorder peer-support resource with a digital-first delivery model and similar mission.
• National Initiative for Eating Disorders (NIED): Canadian non-profit advocating nationally for eating-disorder awareness, training, and support. Comparable as a Canadian national non-profit peer focused exclusively on eating disorders, though oriented more toward training/advocacy than direct peer support.
• Jack.org: Canadian youth mental-health non-profit funding young leaders and peer-support programs nationwide. Comparable as a federally-funded Canadian non-profit delivering youth mental-health peer support at national scale with a similar community-led GTM model.
• Project HEAL (Canada): Non-profit providing peer-to-peer support, treatment-funding grants, and community for people with eating disorders. Comparable as an eating-disorder peer-support organization with a similar volunteer/community-led delivery model, though originally US-based and now expanding internationally.

Broad incumbents

• Kids Help Phone: Canada's primary 24/7 e-mental-health service for youth, providing phone, text, and live-chat counseling including eating-disorder support. Comparable as a nationally-funded Canadian digital youth-mental-health platform, though broader in scope and operating at vastly greater scale as a broad incumbent.
• Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA): National umbrella non-profit providing mental-health programming, peer support, and policy advocacy across Canada. Comparable as a federally-funded Canadian mental-health non-profit with peer-support programming, though operating broadly across all mental-health conditions rather than specializing in eating disorders.

Emerging players

• Healing Hearts Foundation (Eating Disorders): Smaller eating-disorder non-profit offering peer-support groups and education. Comparable as an emerging peer-led eating-disorder support organization with similar model, though operating in a different geography and at smaller scale.

Regional players

• Strongest Families Institute: Canadian non-profit delivering distance-mental-health services and parenting/youth programs including some eating-disorder support. Comparable as a Canadian non-profit delivering digital mental-health peer-support services to families and youth, with some overlap in target population.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/nsedrecovery
• Facebookfacebook.com/eatingdisordersns

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds5 records

Investors2 records

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M&A

Investments

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