| Program/Initiative |
Purpose |
Partners |
| 9-8-8: Canada’s Suicide Crisis Hotline |
9-8-8 provides an easy to remember and easy to access suicide crisis number for all Canadians. |
Ministry of Health, Public Health Agency of Canada, Centre for Mental Health and Addictions, Mobile Crisis Regina, Prince Albert Mobile Crisis, Saskatoon Crisis and Intervention Service |
| Be Kind Online |
Government funding provides youth access to Be Kind Online grants that encourage youth to make positive change in their schools and communities.
The Be Kind Online website provides resources to students, teachers, families and community members. |
Ministry of Education and SaskTel |
| Child Abuse Prevention Education |
Policy statement on Child Abuse Prevention Education and Response (CAPER) encouraging school divisions to create policies and administrative procedures to mandate the teaching of child abuse prevention education for all students. |
Ministry of Education, school divisions |
| Children Exposed to Violence |
This program assists children and youth who have been exposed to interpersonal violence and abuse, with a goal of preventing children from becoming victims or perpetrators of violence and abuse in the future. |
Ministry of Justice and Attorney General, Catholic Family Services of the Battlefords, Prince Albert and Saskatoon, Envision Counselling and Support Centre, Family Services Saskatoon, Moose Jaw Women’s Transition Association, Saskatchewan Health Authority, YWCA of Regina, Navera Community Connections, Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation, Onion Lake Cree Nation, Athabasca Health Authority |
| Community Initiatives Fund (CIF) |
CIF makes effective investments in community-based projects and programs that contribute to the healthy growth and development of children and youth, individual and community well-being, as well as developing leadership capacity throughout the province. |
Community Initiatives Fund, Saskatchewan Gaming Corporation and Ministry of Parks, Culture and Sport |
| Community Intervention Model (CIM) |
Part of the Gang Violence Reduction Strategy. Supports exiting individuals who are gang-affiliated between the ages of 15-30 and assessed to be at a high risk to re-offend. CIM provides three phases of services, with the ultimate goal of individuals being able to remain out of gangs. |
Ministry of Corrections, Policing and Public Safety, STR8 Up |
| Community Safety and Well-Being Planning |
Provincial planning table supporting community safety and well-being planning at the community level. It supports collaboration and information sharing across municipal, provincial, First Nation and federal governments. By working together to better understand the needs of citizens and assess assets and gaps, communities are working to build a strong start for children. |
Justice ministries, ministries of Social Services, Government Relations and Education |
| Community Threat Assessment Protocols (CTAP) and Violent Threat Risk Assessment (VTRA) |
A CTAP is a protocol developed collaboratively between a school division and community partners that outlines a comprehensive and multidisciplinary response to assessing threat-making behaviours and provides a commitment to the appropriate and timely sharing of information and the development of intervention and support plans.
CTAPs are based on the North American Centre for Threat Assessment and Trauma Response’s Model of Violence Threat Risk Assessment (VTRA). |
Ministries of Education, Corrections, Policing and Public Safety, Social Services, school divisions, Saskatchewan Health Authority, community partners |
| Family Law Mandatory Early Dispute Resolution |
In all Saskatchewan court jurisdictions (effective July 1, 2022) family law matters that come to family court will be required to attempt a family dispute resolution process by the close of pleadings before they may continue with any further court proceedings. |
Ministry of Justice and Attorney General |
| Family Service Saskatchewan Rapid Access Counselling for Children, Youth and Caregivers |
Walk in counselling clinics are available in 21 communities across the province through Family Services Saskatchewan. Single-session, solution-focused services support the continuum of mental health and addiction service and assist individuals in developing skills to manage their symptoms/issues. |
Ministry of Health, Saskatchewan Health Authority, Family Services Saskatchewan |
| Family Violence Intervention Programs |
Provide services and support to women, men and families living in violent or potentially violent circumstances. Services offered include clinical counselling, crisis response and intervention, in-home visits, drop-in and registered group programming, individual case planning, safety planning, community awareness and presentations. |
Ministry of Justice and Attorney General and community support services |
| Home Fires Family Youth (HF2Y) |
Targets at-risk Indigenous children/youth and their parents/caregivers. |
Ministry of Justice and Attorney General, Indigenous Christian Fellowship, Circles of Life, Circle Project, Community Safety and Rehabilitative Services, Community Police Services Centre |
| Hub Tables |
These tables bring together a variety of partners to provide wrap around supports and shared outreach to children and families.
There are currently 14 Hub Tables (serving 15 communities) operating throughout Saskatchewan. |
Justice ministries, Ministry of Social Services, Saskatchewan Health Authority, school divisions, police services, community-based organizations, tribal councils |
| Indigenous Family Violence Program |
Culturally appropriate, community-based programs that help Indigenous families, living in urban centres, deal with various forms of abuse/violence. It offers a more comprehensive and holistic service to address the issue of family violence in co-operation with other agencies working in the family violence area. |
Ministry of Justice and Attorney General, Circle Project Association, Kanaweyimik Child and Family Services, Prince Albert Grand Council Holdings, Prince Albert Indian Métis Friendship Centre Corp., Saskatoon Indian Métis Friendship Centre Inc., Society for the Involvement of Good Neighbours (SIGN) |
| Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) |
An integrated policing unit charged with investigating and apprehending perpetrators of child sexual exploitation. The unit’s mandate is to reduce the vulnerability of children to internet facilitated sexual exploitation by identifying victimized children and investigating and assisting in the prosecution of sexual offenders. |
Ministry of Corrections, Policing and Public Safety, RCMP, municipal police forces |
| Kids Help Phone |
Kids Help Phone provides e-mental health services which are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, via phone, text, website and Facebook as well as a Resources Around Me database to provide children and youth with the opportunity to search for resources in the local community, including counsellor and mental health support. |
Ministry of Education, Kids Help Phone |
| Northern Alcohol Strategy (NAS) |
Empowers and inspires communities to have important conversations about the unhealthy uses of alcohol. The NAS promotes community collaboration while using evidence and healing-centred approaches in order to reduce alcohol-related harms. The strategy is empowering communities and community members, including youth, to reduce alcohol related harms. |
Ministries of Correction, Policing and Public Safety, Justice and Attorney General and Health, Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority, Saskatchewan Government Insurance, Saskatchewan Health Authority, federal government partners and the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Saskatchewan |
| Pathways Program – Scott Collegiate High School |
Pathways provide learning experiences tailored to student interests and strengths. Individualized learning plans are established consisting of dual credit offerings, certifications, work experience or leadership training that relate to post high school plans. Wicihtowin (Cree: “to help mutually”) teachers guide students to build a personalized experience centred around the student’s interests. |
Ministry of Corrections, Policing and Public Safety, Regina School Division No. 4 |
| Police and Crisis Team (PACT) |
PACT consists of mental health workers and police officers responding to calls together where an individual may have a mental health and/or addiction crisis and requires immediate assistance but may not require a standard police response. This team improves public and personal safety by providing collaborative and effective crisis intervention. When triaged PACT recipients are referred to the appropriate level of service. While not targeted for children and youth, PACT could have interactions with children and youth. |
Ministries of Health and Corrections, Policing and Public Safety, RCMP, municipal police services, Saskatchewan Health Authority, Saskatoon Crisis Intervention Services |
| Police-based Victim Services |
Provide crisis intervention, information, support, advocacy and referral as well as court related services immediately following a crime and throughout the criminal justice process to minimize revictimization through involvement in the criminal justice system. |
Ministry of Justice and Attorney General, community victim services, police services |
| Post-Secondary Institution Sexual Assault Policy |
Post-secondary education institutions have created a stand-alone policy on sexual assault. |
Ministry of Advanced Education and post-education institutions |
| Public Libraries |
The over 300 public library locations in the province provide both wired and wireless access to all residents to the Internet on a secured network. This service provides a safe space for youth and adults to access information and services online including access to government services. The Ministry of Education provides access to the Internet at all public library locations in Saskatchewan through a secured network called CommunityNet. |
Ministry of Education, public libraries |
| Rapid Access to Addiction Medicine (RAAM) |
Rapid Access to Addiction Medicine (RAAM) clinics in Regina, Saskatoon, Prince Albert, and North Battleford. RAAM clinic teams include addiction medicine specialists, counsellors, and primary care providers who help those with alcohol and substance use disorders in a timely way by offering rapid assessment, pharmacological treatment (such as OAT), and connections to the community. |
Ministry of Health, Saskatchewan Health Authority |
| Saskatchewan Child Abuse Protocol 2019 |
The Saskatchewan Child Abuse Protocol (the Protocol) demonstrates a commitment by the Government of Saskatchewan and Police Services to ensure that all efforts to protect children from abuse and neglect are integrated, effective and sensitive to the needs of children. To achieve this goal, all professionals will support the Government of Saskatchewan and Police Services to enable them to prevent, detect, report, investigate and prosecute cases of child abuse and support children who have been abused. |
Ministries of Social Services, Health, Justice and Attorney General, Corrections and Policing and Public Safety, Education, Government Relations, Parks, Culture and Sport, and the Saskatchewan Association of Chiefs of Police |
| Saskatchewan Prevention Institute |
Increasing awareness and encouraging behaviour changes among youth about risk-taking behaviour involving alcohol use, sexual activity, pregnancy and Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. |
Ministries of Health and Social Services, Saskatchewan Prevention Institute |
| Saskatoon Restorative Action Program (RAP) |
Saskatoon RAP uses restorative justice approaches to work with youth to develop and practice conflict management, relationship management and leadership skills in 11 Saskatoon high schools. |
Ministries of Education and Justice and Attorney General |
| Sask Lotteries Funded Programs |
These programs initiate and sustain the participation of children and youth in new or existing arts, sports, cultural and recreational activities that advance their life skills, enhance their sense of belonging, and foster pride in their accomplishments and leadership skills. Over 12,000 sport, culture, recreation and community organizations benefit through grant funding or other programs and services. |
Ministry of Parks, Culture and Sport, Sport Canada, Sask Sport, SaskCulture, Saskatchewan Parks and Recreation Association (SPRA) |
| Sask Sport Resource Line |
A confidential, anonymous resource phone line intended to assist coaches, athletes and parents in determining the most appropriate course of action for issues of concern or maltreatment in sport. |
Ministry of Parks, Culture and Sport, Sask Sport |
| Sexual Violence Services |
Services for children and youth who have experienced sexual abuse. |
Ministry of Justice and Attorney General, Prince Albert Mobile Crisis, Society for the Involvement of Good Neighbours, South West Crisis Services, community sexual assault centres |
| Status of Women Office Grant Fund |
Provides grant funding to non-government organizations that deliver interpersonal violence and abuse prevention programs, services and other initiatives to support healthy behaviour, self-esteem and boundary setting in youth. |
Status of Women Office |
| The Regina Intersectoral Partnership (TRiP) |
A two-component, multi-sector collaborative risk driven initiative designed to improve community safety and well-being in Regina. The goal is to make appropriate connections and referrals for children to optimize their health, safety and development through improved communication and collaboration among service providers. |
Ministries of Social Services, Corrections, Policy and Public Safety, Saskatchewan Health Authority, Regina Public and Catholic school boards and Regina Police Service |
| Tobacco and Youth Smoking/Vaping |
Action taken to decrease vaping in youth to include: prohibiting the sale of vapour products to anyone under the age of 19; prohibiting vaping in enclosed public places and in vehicles with anyone under the age of 16; limiting where vapour products can be sold; restricting advertising and promotion of vapour products; restricting the sale of most flavoured vapour products to age-restricted specialty vape shops; vaping-related resources are available for free for Saskatchewan teachers and students; the provincial youth test shopper program helps to ensure compliance with restrictions on sale of tobacco and vapour products to youth under 19 years of age and tobacco and vapour product sales are prohibited at many locations that youth visit including schools, arcades, theatres, and amusement parks; smoking, vaping and tobacco cessation services are available for Saskatchewan residents. |
Saskatchewan Health Authority, Lung Association Saskatchewan and Ministry of Health |
| Victims Compensation Program |
Provides payments for reasonable expenses resulting from criminal acts of personal violence including up to $5,000 for counselling for children exposed to domestic violence. |
Ministry of Justice and Attorney General, police-based victim services and domestic violence victim services agencies |
| Victim Services Responder Program |
As members of Child Advocacy Centres in Regina and Saskatoon, provides information, support and referrals from the first interview throughout the criminal justice and/or child protection process to the closure of the case to minimize trauma to child victims and their families. |
Ministries of Justice and Attorney General and Social Services, Regina and Saskatoon Police Services, Regina and Saskatoon Police-based Victim Services Units |
| Services Units |
Victim/Witness Services Provides court orientation and support for child witnesses and other vulnerable victims/witnesses to help reduce fear, anxiety and further trauma through testifying. |
Ministry of Justice and Attorney General, Public Prosecutions and Police-Based Victim Services Programs |
