Government of Saskatchewan ministries, Crown corporations and organizations are working to minimize the impacts of the postal service disruption.
Les ministères, les sociétés d’État et les organismes du gouvernement de la Saskatchewan travaillent à réduire au minimum les répercussions de l’interruption des services postaux.
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Below is a listing of the 2024-25 programs and services connected to the theme Supporting Healthy Children, Youth and Families. A complete description of Saskatchewan’s Children and Youth Strategy is found in the Executive Summary.
| Program/Initiative | Purpose | Partners |
| Addictions Correctional Program | Provides youth in custody an opportunity to gain knowledge and skills around their own substance use including the development of a Relapse Prevention Plan. This program incorporates the use of interactive journals such as MEE and A New Direction programs with Change Companies, Double Trouble and Matrix programs. | Ministry of Community Safety |
| Addictions Treatment for Youth in Custody Facilities | A substance abuse initiative involving an addictions worker providing assessment, treatment, and follow-up services for youth in custody. | Ministry of Community Safety, Saskatchewan Health Authority |
| Autism Resource Centre (Regina) | Provides a range of services and programs to individuals and families impacted by Autism, including two weeks of therapeutic summer programming for children aged 7-11. | Ministry of Health, Saskatchewan Health Authority |
| BridgePoint Center for Eating Disorder Recovery | Provincial resource that provides a range of programs for youth and parents to assist in recovery and healing for people who are experiencing eating disorders. | Ministry of Health, Saskatchewan Health Authority, BridgePoint Center for Eating Disorder Recovery |
| Children’s Mental Health Services | Services to children from birth to 11 years of age and their caregivers, who are experiencing a wide range of mental health concerns. | Ministry of Health, Saskatchewan Health Authority |
| Child and Youth Inpatient Addiction Treatment Beds | The province offers 33 inpatient addictions treatment beds (formerly known as residential treatment beds) - 15 are operated by a community-based organization in Prince Albert, 12 are operated by the Saskatchewan Health Authority in Saskatoon and 6 are operated in Swift Current as a joint effort. There are also currently 12 youth detox beds in the province – six in Regina (secure youth detox) and six in Saskatoon, both operated by the Saskatchewan Health Authority. | Ministry of Health, Saskatchewan Health Authority, community-based organizations |
| Community Recovery Teams | Intensive supports for children and youth with complex mental health needs are provided through child/youth Community Recovery Teams (CRTs) in Saskatoon, Prince Albert and Regina. CRTs support youth with chronic, persistent and complex mental health issues that are often concurrent in nature and compounded by problematic substance use. These multi-disciplinary teams typically include nurses, social workers, occupational therapists, addictions counsellors and peer support workers focused on supporting individuals’ health, employment, life skills development, housing, educational or social needs. | Ministry of Health, Saskatchewan Health Authority, Community Recovery Teams in Saskatoon (EGADZ), Prince Albert and Regina (Street Culture Kidz) |
| Custody Addictions Program | Provides youth in custody with addictions education to gain insight into substance use and improve motivation to change. | Ministry of Community Safety |
| EGADZ – Drop-In Centre | The Drop-In Centre strives to create a warm, comfortable “home away from home” environment for youth. Youth can access services in a safe, fun environment surrounded by positive mentorship from staff and their peers. Support includes information and referrals to community resources, housing, mental health and addictions services, and schooling. A monthly calendar of activities is created with youth insight and suggestions. | Ministry of Social Services, EGADZ |
| EGADZ Garden of Hope | Garden of Hope offers outreach services and provides a safe place for Saskatoon and area youth to remain in their community while receiving the help they need. The program objective is to reduce self-harming behaviours, suicide attempts, hospital visits and admissions. | Ministries of Social Services and Health, Saskatchewan Health Authority, EGADZ |
| Embracing Life (EL) Initiative | This initiative is a call for action, among partners, to reduce suicide by sharing the strengths of communities and working together through health promotion, suicide prevention, intervention and post-vention. It includes a website and suicide prevention app. The app has been assessed by the Mental Health Commission of Canada and will be included in a national registry of mental health apps. Embracing Life engaged youth in developing a toolkit they can use to help themselves and others with mental health. That toolkit (including a lesson plan and facilitator’s guide) was tested in a few grades 8 and 9 classrooms in a northern school, in collaboration with Mental Health Capacity Building (an initiative of the Ministries of Health and Education). EL anticipates it will be ready for distribution in the fall. Northern Successes showcases honour individuals and organizations in the promotion of community wellness. Worthy nominees will be featured throughout the year. EL is administering 200 licences from LivingWorks for START, an on-line training program in suicide prevention. |
Ministries of Government Relations, Education, Health and Justice and Attorney General, Athabasca Health Authority, Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations, Health Canada (Indigenous Services Canada), Northern Lights School Division, First Nations – Lac La Ronge Indian Band, Prince Albert Grand Council, Meadow Lake Tribal Council and Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation-Saskatchewan, Thunderchild First Nation, Métis Nation, Northern Victim Services, Population Health Unit of Northern Saskatchewan, RCMP, Saskatchewan Health Authority, Saskatchewan Advocate for Children and Youth, Saskatchewan Prevention Institute |
| Family Service Saskatchewan Rapid Access Counselling for Children, Youth and Caregivers | Walk in counselling clinics are available in 22 communities across the province and virtually through Family Services Saskatchewan. The service is available virtually or via telephone from anywhere in 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 Service Saskatchewan Rapid Access Counselling for Those Affected by Suicide Loss | Rapid access brief therapy counselling for individuals who have experienced the suicide loss or significant suicide attempt of a loved one. There is no time limit on the loss and services are available in-person, virtually or by telephone. | Ministry of Health, Family Service Saskatchewan |
| Front Line Partnerships | The Regina Intersectoral Partnership (TRiP) is a team that meets weekly to provide wraparound supports for families in Regina, particularly vulnerable families where mental health and addictions are key factors. | Regina Police Service, Regina school divisions, Saskatchewan Health Authority mental health and addictions services, Ministries of Social Services, Justice and Attorney General, and Community Safety and other community stakeholders |
| The Saskatchewan Health Authority and Ministry of Health collaborate with many community-based organizations to meet the needs of children and youth. Examples include Rainbow Youth Centre in Regina, Dorie’s House in Swift Current and Valley Hill Treatment Centre in Prince Albert, which operates youth addictions treatment spaces, and BridgePoint Centre in Milden, which focuses on treating eating disorders. | Ministry of Health, Saskatchewan Health Authority, community-based organizations | |
| Government of Saskatchewan Suicide Prevention and Life Promotion Resources |
The Government of Saskatchewan is committed to addressing the rates of suicide in the province. Pillars for Life: The Saskatchewan Suicide Prevention Plan was created to guide suicide prevention initiatives and activities specific to the cultural and social landscape of Saskatchewan.
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Ministries of Health, Education, Social Service, Community Safety, Advanced Education, Government Relations and Justice and the Attorney General, Saskatchewan Health Authority, Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations, various community-based organizations, patient and family partners |
| Healthy Campus Saskatchewan (HCSK) | Community of practice that works to support post-secondary institutions with knowledge, tools, and supportive resources that relate to student mental health and well-being. | Ministries of Advanced Education and Health, post-secondary institutions and community organizations |
| HOMEBASE |
A one-stop shop in the community providing rapid access to quality, evidence-based integrated prevention and early intervention supports for youth including mental health and addictions supports, physical health services; peer supports; education, employment and training supports; social and community services; and, cultural and traditional supports. HOMEBASE hubs are located in Moose Jaw, Regina, Humboldt and Sturgeon Lake First Nation. | Ministries of Health, Education, Social Services, Justice and Attorney General, Community Safety, Government Relations, Advanced Education, Immigration and Career Training, and Parks, Culture and Sport, community-based organizations and philanthropists |
| Increased Access and Capacity to Assess and Treat Children and Youth | As part of the overall mental health system, additional funds are provided to enhance capacity and access for children and youth to mental health services. | Ministry of Health, Saskatchewan Health Authority |
| Joe and Irene’s Youth Home | A five-space group home provides youth ages 12 to 18 with short-term residential care that includes 24-hour mental health and addictions support in Regina and the surrounding communities. Youth have access to programming through Eagle Heart Centre, or professional psychological help through the Saskatchewan Health Authority. | Ministries of Social Services and Health, Saskatchewan Health Authority, Eagle Heart Centre |
| John Howard Society Drop-In Centre | A youth-driven drop-in centre in Regina provides a safe space for young people aged 12 and up. It offers improved access to a wide range of community social services, including cultural, educational, training, and health programs. The service was developed in partnership with the Regina Youth Advisory Team, who provide their ideas and perspectives on improving programming for young people in Saskatchewan. | Ministry of Social Services, John Howard Society Inc. |
| Mental Health Capacity Building (MHCB) Program | The MHCB program provides the staffing and related supports to build capacity and implement programming related to promoting positive mental health. In the 2025-26 school year, 24 schools in 19 school divisions will participate in the MHCB program. Students learn the development of coping skills to address and identify mental health concerns. | Ministries of Education and Health, Saskatchewan Health Authority, school divisions |
| Mental Health Supports for Individuals with Autism | Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder often face unique challenges when it comes to having their mental health needs addressed. In partnership with the Autism Resource Centre (Regina) and Autism Services Saskatoon, provincial funding supports each organization to hire a mental health professional to provide mental health services to those clients living with ASD. | Ministry of Health, Saskatchewan Health Authority and community-based organizations |
| Mental Health Services in Youth Custody Facilities | Facility staff provide direct skill building and indirect role modeling to enhance behavioural self-management and emotional self-regulation which assists with youth mental health needs. They are also trained in ASIST suicide prevention skills, basic strategies for responding to mental health concerns, and trauma informed practices. | Ministry of Community Safety |
| Out-of-Province Support | The province will reimburse transportation and accommodation expenses for pediatric patients aged 16 and younger, along with a caregiver. Similar to any medical treatment sought outside of the province, prior approval must be obtained from the Ministry of Health before travel. The main criteria is that the surgical or diagnostic treatment must be medically-necessary and not available in Saskatchewan. The specialist physician or surgeon who applies for the prior approval must also indicate the expected length of stay required for treatment. Expenses covered include the cost of transportation by airline or car, hotels or stays with family members and meals up to $2,000 per trip. The Ministry of Health will provide out-of-province home care benefits (home-based services and supplies, and intravenous drugs and supplies) for eligible Saskatchewan residents in other provinces within Canada. Prior approval from the ministry is required. |
Ministry of Health, Saskatchewan Health Authority |
| Peggy’s Compass | A five-space group home provides youth ages 12 to 18 with short-term residential care that includes 24-hour mental health and addictions support in Prince Albert and the surrounding communities. Youth have access to programming through Prince Albert Outreach, or professional psychological help through the Saskatchewan Health Authority. | Ministries of Social Services and Health, Prince Albert Outreach, Saskatchewan Health Authority |
| Prince Albert Outreach Drop-In Centre | A youth-driven drop-in centre in Prince Albert provides a safe space for young people aged 12 and up. It offers improved access to a wide range of community social services, including cultural, educational, training, and health programs. The new service was developed in partnership with the Prince Albert Youth Advisory Team, who provide their ideas and perspectives on improving programming for young people in Saskatchewan. | Ministry of Social Services, Prince Albert Outreach |
| Provincial Approach to Homelessness (PATH) | The PATH initiative provides a continuum of services and individualized supports to improve the lives of people experiencing homelessness in Saskatchewan. PATH has resulted in 120 new permanent emergency shelter spaces, 155 new supportive housing spaces, 30 complex needs emergency shelter spaces, expanded outreach services, and improved community safety. | Ministries of Health, Community Safety, and Social Services, community-based organizations |
| Saskatchewan Housing Benefit – Supportive Housing Stream | The Supportive Housing Stream provides a simple flat rate benefit to help individuals who require support services cover their rent and utility costs. This benefit stream is for individuals who are referred by Saskatchewan Housing Corporation (SHC)-approved organizations. | Ministry of Social Services, community-based organizations |
| Suicide Prevention - Pillars for Life | The plan to improve and deliver suicide prevention programs in the province. Examples include Community Recovery Teams, Police and Crisis Teams, maternal mental wellness through HealthLine 811 and walk-in counselling. | Ministry of Health, Saskatchewan Health Authority, Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations and a number of other partners |
| University of Regina - Internet-Delivered Cognitive Behavioural Therapy | A psychotherapy program for Saskatchewan residents, 18 and older, to treat a number of mental health conditions, including depression and anxiety, problematic alcohol use, chronic conditions and sleep conditions. New in 2025-26: The Wellbeing Course for New and Expecting Parents. | Ministry of Health, Saskatchewan Health Authority, University of Regina |
| Youth Psychiatry | Assessment, individual, family and group therapy to youth and their families who are experiencing mental health and/or substance use/abuse issues. | Saskatchewan Health Authority |
| Program/Initiative | Purpose | Partners |
| Ability in Me Program (AiM) | Delivers specialized therapy services and innovative programs that support individuals between 0-22 years of age with Down Syndrome. Services include speech and language therapy, literacy programming, occupational therapy and, music therapy. |
Ministries of Education and Health, AiM |
| Child Support Service | The Child Support Service conducts administrative calculations and recalculations of child support at no cost to the parents. Parents can apply for an initial child support determination if an agreement or court order is not in place. Child support payments can also be recalculated if there is an existing obligation to pay child support based on updated income information. This program helps families ensure a fair level of support without the financial burden and stress of navigating family court. | Ministry of Justice and Attorney General |
| Child Nutrition Program | Provides funding to school divisions and community-based organizations to help them address child hunger, offer nutrition education and provide skill building opportunities like cooking classes. | Ministry of Education, school divisions, community-based organizations |
| Child Protection Mediation | This initiative provides mediation support to parties referred by the Ministry of Social Services, Child and Family Services, or Children’s Advocate, with issues relating to child protection and child apprehension. | Ministries of Justice and Attorney General and Social Services |
| Children and Youth Services Unit at the Public Guardian and Trustee (PGT) of Saskatchewan | Protects legal, financial and property interests for children and youth in the province by ensuring children’s interests in estates are dealt with according to the law, acting as litigation guardian where it is in child’s best interests, approving settlements for personal injuries and claims for loss upon the death of the parent and ensuring interests are protected when there is a sale of property the child has an interest in. Receives and holds funds in trust on behalf of children to ensure they are invested and available when the child attains the age of 18. | Ministry of Justice and Attorney General |
| Cochlear Implant Processor Replacement Program | The Saskatchewan Cochlear Implant Processor Program provides children and adults with assistance towards the cost of external sound processor replacement. This program is a co-pay model. The typical replacement timeframe is once every five to seven years, or the lifespan of the sound processor. |
Ministry of Health and Saskatchewan Health Authority |
| Counsel for Children at the Public Guardian and Trustee of Saskatchewan | Appointment of a lawyer for a child or youth to represent the child or youth in matters related to child protection. The lawyer provides a child or youth with information about the legal process and ensures a child or youth’s voice and perspective are heard in the child protection proceedings. | Ministry of Justice and Attorney General |
| Counselling | Counselling for individuals or families by accredited professionals to assist in identifying strengths and addressing risk to successfully manage presenting issues. | Ministry of Social Services and Indigenous and community organizations |
| Elder and Knowledge Keeper Service | Elders and Knowledge Keepers provide one on one traditional teachings, counselling, cultural support and ceremonial practices for children, youth and families involved with child and family programs. | Ministry of Social Services and Indigenous organizations and community based organizations |
| Family Law Information Centre (FLC) | Provides legal information about family law and the legal system to the public at no cost. The public can access assistance by telephone, email, or at in-person help session. The FLIC also has several self-help kits available for people who wish to represent themselves in court and a series of short videos on family law information as an alternative format for providing legal information. | Ministry of Justice and Attorney General |
| Family Literacy Hubs | Literacy programs give opportunities to learn about: the importance of language, literacy and reading; the role that family members can play in literacy development of their children; interactive literacy activities that support a child’s literacy development at home and in school; and how to access learning resources through the library or their community. | Ministry of Education, schools, libraries, communities and literacy networks |
| Family Matters: Assisting Families Through Separation and Divorce | This program provides early intervention that allows families experiencing separation and divorce access to needed information and assistance from an approved service provider to discuss immediate concerns and develop a plan to address any remaining issues. The goal of the program is to help families make better use of available resources and resolve issues with less stress and anxiety. | Ministry of Justice and Attorney General |
| Family Mediation Program | This program includes fee-for-service mediation, court-ordered High Conflict Family Mediation, and referrals from Family Justice Services to assist parents with custody, access and/or exchange issues. This program assists families transitioning through separation or divorce to resolve issues, including parenting time and decision making, and minimize the impact of conflict on parents and their children. This program also satisfies the Early Family Dispute Resolution requirement, per section 7-4 of the King’s Bench Act, which empowers families to resolve issues outside of court, and reduces the financial and emotional impacts of separation and divorce. | Ministry of Justice and Attorney General |
| Family Social Housing | The Social Housing Program provides safe and affordable housing to families with low income at rents based on household income. Families in greatest housing need are prioritized. | Saskatchewan Housing Corporation |
| Family Supports | Provide in-home support and education to parents whose children are at-risk of coming into care or are in care and will decrease amount of time spent in care. | Ministry of Social Services, Indigenous organizations, community-based partners |
| HealthLine 811 Maternal Wellness Outbound Call Program (MWP) | In this program, HealthLine 811 clinicians provide support to women at risk of or suffering from postpartum depression and/or anxiety over the phone. This includes those who have suffered the loss of a pregnancy or infant. You must be referred to the MWP by a public health nurse. | Ministry of Health, Saskatchewan Health Authority |
| Intensive Direct Services | Various on-site, in-home and outreach support, intervention and education services are made available to families, children, youth and caregivers. Services included but are not limited to youth engagement services, youth mentorship, life skills programming, cultural activities, cultural camps, ceremonies, Elder and/or Knowledge Keeper one-on-one teachings, traditional talking circles, support to sexually exploited youth and support to foster families and extended family caregivers. | Ministry of Social Services, Indigenous and community-based organizations |
| Keeping Families Together | For families involved in the child welfare system who also have housing challenges, including living situations that are unsafe, unaffordable or have a negative impact on their health. It supports the participant families so they can safely care for their children in the family home. | Ministry of Social Services, Saskatchewan Housing Corporation and community partners |
| KidsFirst Targeted | KidsFirst Targeted is a voluntary program that helps families in vulnerable situations become the best parents they can be and to have the healthiest children possible. A free, voluntary, home-based early childhood development program to help families in areas that have an impact on child health/development and family wellbeing. Families agree to weekly home visits and are provided support from a team of professionals. |
Ministry of Education, school divisions, Saskatchewan Health Authority, First Nations, community-based organizations |
| Parenting After Separation and Divorce Program | The program aims to provide for the best interest of the child or children in family disputes; assist in increasing people’s understanding of the issues by providing information about the available options for resolution, legal issues, child support, and parenting; provide information that assists in promoting consensual conflict resolution methods. | Ministry of Justice and Attorney General |
| Parenting Assessments/Children’s Voices Assessments | Court ordered assessments provide independent, written information to the Court of King’s Bench and the parties, addressing issues such as decision-making responsibility and/or parenting time, or more specific issues. Children’s Voices (or Voice of the Child) Assessments provide the court and parties with information specific to the child’s perspective. | Ministry of Justice and Attorney General |
| Public Libraries | A safe place within the community where children can access a great variety of high quality, selected resources, information and tools, in all formats including digital. Programs are also available across all age groups that develop independence, cognitive and social skills, as well as a variety of literacies. There are over 300 public library branches across the province. | The Ministry of Education provides resource sharing grants to all 11 public library systems which allows any SK residents to use materials at any public library in the province |
| Public Libraries Supporting Indigenous Language Reclamation | Access to books in nine Indigenous languages and dialects commonly spoken in Saskatchewan. These include Plains Cree (y-dialect), Woodland Cree (th-dialect), Swampy Cree (n-dialect), Michif, Lakota, Dakota, Nakoda, Denesųłiné, and Ojibway. These resources include Indigenous language kits and packs that are continuing to be made in partnership with public libraries and the Provincial Library, with guidance of Indigenous language keepers and instructors. These kits and packs are designed for families and communities to learn and reclaim Indigenous languages. | The Ministry of Education provides access to Indigenous language materials to community members of the 11 public library systems |
| Public Libraries Supporting Newcomers with Multilingual Resources | Numerous leisure reading books in world languages help newcomer children, and their families retain their heritage language. In addition to assisting with secondary language acquisition, heritage language retention also provides many social, cultural and cognitive benefits. Many public libraries also provide free services and programs to assist newcomer children and their families. | Ministry of Education provides access to materials to users of the 11 public library systems |
| Saskatchewan Employment Incentive (SEI) | Launched in January 2024, SEI provides working families with children who have low incomes with a monthly financial benefit, Supplementary Health Benefits through the Ministry of Health, access to discounted bus passes (where available), connections to employment supports through the Ministry of Immigration and Career Training and access to the Saskatchewan Housing Benefit through Saskatchewan Housing Corporation. SEI replaces the Child Care Subsidy and Saskatchewan Employment Supplement programs which closed March 31, 2025. |
Ministries of Social Services, Health, and Immigration and Career Training, Saskatchewan Housing Corporation |
| Saskatchewan Housing Benefit - Core Stream | This program provides a monthly financial benefit to eligible renters, including families, to assist with housing affordability. | Delivered through the Saskatchewan Housing Corporation |
| Saskatchewan Income Support (SIS) and Saskatchewan Assured Income for Disability Program (SAID) | Saskatchewan Income Support (SIS) supports families by meeting their household’s basic needs as we partner with them to become self-sufficient to the best of their abilities. Saskatchewan Assured Income for Disability (SAID) provides needs-based income assistance that provides Saskatchewan residents with significant and enduring disabilities access to long-term income assistance benefits that are among the highest in Canada, greater choice of services and supports their participation in the community. |
Ministry of Social Services |
| Saskatchewan Youth In Care and Custody Network (SYICCN) | Co-ordination of support and education services for children, youth aged 14 to 24 who are in or have been in care or custody from across the province. Local youth networks provide the opportunity to have focus groups and meetings with youth membership to discuss/address issues facing young people in care or custody. | Ministry of Social Services |
| Service to Teen Parents | Support, education and services to pregnant young women, young and new parents, and their children. | Ministry of Social Services, Indigenous and community organizations |
| Shoppers Menstrual Equity Program | This initiative is providing free menstrual products to schools, transition houses and shelters, providing youth with access to these products to support dignity and meet personal hygiene needs. | Status of Women Office, school divisions, post-secondary institutions, ministries of Education, Advanced Education, Justice and Attorney General, Social Services and SaskBuilds and Procurement |
| Summer Literacy Programming | Eight school divisions within the province receive funding from the Ministry of Education to provide rich learning experiences during the summer months to support higher achievement of students and to avoid summer reading loss of students. | Ministry of Education provides access to materials to users of the 11 public library systems |
| Supervised Parenting Time and Exchange Program | Court ordered supervision of parenting time between children and the non-residential parent (and potentially other family members) is provided by trained supervisors in a safe, child focused environment. | Ministry of Justice and Attorney General |
| Supportive Family Living Programs | Ensures children remaining in the family home are safe and cared for. These holistic wrap-around supports provide one-on-one parenting advice, guidance and supervision to ensure children remain safely in the home. Families are offered a range of culturally based responsive services including access to Elders and Knowledge Keepers, ceremonies, healing circles and traditional teachings. This intensive supportive family living program service is offered 24 hours a day, 7 days a week by community-based organizations and is directed toward higher risk families. | Ministry of Social Services, Indigenous and community-based organizations |
| Talking Circles | Talking circles are a traditional approach to include all voices for case planning with children, youth and families and their support system. Talking circles create a safe, culturally responsive approach for discussion and decision making so everyone is heard, respected and valued equally. | Ministry of Social Services and Indigenous organizations |
| Triple P Parenting Programs | A preventative program that aims to promote positive, caring relationships between parents and their children as well as aiding parents in the development of effective management strategies for dealing with a variety of childhood behaviour problems and common developmental issues. | Ministry of Social Services, Indigenous and community organizations |
| Visitation, Supervision & Transportation | Visitation services ensure children in out of home care continue to be closely connected to their parents, siblings and extended family, including facilitating and supervising visits when required and transportation to and from visits. | Ministry of Social Services, Indigenous and community organizations |
| Youth Transitional Support Program | The program provides support to young people who are transitioning out of care. In collaboration with the Youth Advisory Teams, services focus on life skills, education, employment, training, mentorship, counselling, system navigation and network development to successful transition to adulthood. | Ministry of Social Services, EGADZ, John Howard Society and Prince Albert Outreach |
| Program/Initiative | Purpose | Partners |
| Acquired Brain Injury | A comprehensive, integrated system of supports, resources and services that enhance the outcomes and improve quality of life for individuals with acquired brain injury and their families as well as, prevention of brain injuries across the life span. | Ministry of Health, Saskatchewan Health Authority, Saskatchewan Government Insurance and community-based organizations |
| Alvin Buckwold Child Development Centre | Provides a range of diagnostic and treatment services to children 0-18 years age, as well as support for families. | Ministry of Health, Alvin Buckwold Child Development Centre, Saskatchewan Health Authority |
| Autism Individualized Funding | Provides individualized funding for children under 12 years of age with a diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder. The goal of the program is to provide families with funds for effective interventions that result in improvements to the child’s functional abilities and/or family supports (e.g., respite) that promote the well-being of the family. Individualized funding provides parents and guardians with funding to purchase services that best suit their child's individual needs. This gives families the flexibility to choose from a range of approved eligible therapeutic interventions and family supports that will most benefit their child. |
Ministries of Education, Health and Social Services, parents, service delivery providers, advocates and the public |
| Children with Highly Complex Medical Needs | Home Care support is provided to eligible children with highly complex medical needs. This program allows eligible children to live safely at home with their family. Access to this funding allows the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) to provide care that supports the children in their family home and community. The Ministry of Health (MoH) provides funding that assists the SHA with the direct care costs of children and young adults up to age 22 that have very exceptional care needs both in terms of complexity and intensity. | Ministry of Health, Saskatchewan Health Authority |
| Clare Parker Homes and Autism Services of Saskatoon developmental group homes | The Government of Saskatchewan has partnered with Clare Parker Homes and Autism Services of Saskatoon to develop and operate two group homes, one in Regina and one in Saskatoon, with specialized services for children and youth in care with special needs, such as those with autism spectrum disorder. These homes will offer 24-hour qualified staff and support along with access to medical, speech and language therapy, social development, physical and occupational therapy, counselling, and family support. Developmental homes offer a secure, family-like place for children, up to the age of 18, with special developmental needs. While the primary focus is on Autism Spectrum Disorder, the service also accommodates other developmental disabilities and neurological disorders. | Clare Parker Homes, Autism Services of Saskatoon and the Ministry of Social Services |
| Cognitive Disability Strategy | Provides person-centred support to individuals with cognitive disabilities, such as Autism Spectrum Disorder, Acquired Brain Injury, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, and developmental disabilities, whose needs are not fully met by existing services and support. Through the Cognitive Disability Strategy (CDS), individuals and families may access flexible funding to help address service gaps, as well as consultation and navigation support from Cognitive Disability Consultants (CDCs). CDCs assist individuals with understanding available supports, applying for CDS, and identifying appropriate services. The goal is to ensure that individuals with cognitive disabilities are at the centre of all planning, and that their unmet needs are addressed through evidence-based and flexible responses. |
Ministries of Social Services, Health, Justice and Attorney General, Education, Saskatchewan Health Authority, local school divisions and community-based organizations |
| Disability Programs Family Respite Program |
Provides parents or guardians of children up to age 18 with a diagnosis of intellectual disability, who meet the mandate of Community Living Service Delivery, with access to a monthly benefit payment to purchase respite services. The program helps to improve the caregiver’s physical, emotional, and spiritual health and wellbeing by providing a temporary break from caregiving, whether in-home, out-of-home. The benefit amount is dependent upon the assessed need of the child and household income. |
Ministry of Social Services |
| Enhancing facility-based care for children with complex medical needs | Facility-based supports for long-term care of children with complex medical needs, while remaining in a family home is not feasible. | Ministry of Health, Saskatchewan Health Authority |
| Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Network of Saskatchewan FASD Intensive Direct Services |
The FASD Network of Saskatchewan delivers the Family Support Program that assists affected families with parenting skills and accessing services and provides training to service providers across the province on how to support individuals who have FASD. The program provides in-home support and education to referred families and communities to educate them about strategies related to FASD with the goal of keeping children out of care. |
Ministries of Social Services, Health, Justice and Attorney General, FASD Network |
| Home Care Individualized Funding | Individualized Funding (IF) is an option of the Saskatchewan Health Authority’s Home Care Program that allows the home care client (or their guardian in the case of children) to accept responsibility to hire, train, manage and schedule supportive service. Funding is provided to an individual (or their parent/guardian) based on assessed need. | Ministry of Health, Saskatchewan Health Authority |
| Hope’s Home | Hope’s Home (HH) is a charitable organization offering programs and services for families of children with complex medical needs. Hope’s Home has supportive living facilities in Regina, Saskatoon, and Prince Albert that provide a child-centered environment for children that require out-of-home, long-term placement. Additionally, Hope’s Home offers daycare services for families with children with complex medical needs in their Early Learning Child Care Centers that operate in Regina, Prince Albert, Warman and Saskatoon. |
Ministries of Health and Social Services, Saskatchewan Health Authority, Hope’s Home |
| Individualized Funding (IF) for families with children with complex medial needs | Through this program, families will receive funding to hire caregivers to support the child to remain in their family home. | Ministry of Health, Saskatchewan Health Authority |
| Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital | The hospital provides children and expectant mothers’ health care closer to home. It delivers high quality provincial acute care with child-life spaces, a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, pediatric high acuity beds and a 24/7 pediatric emergency department. | Ministry of Health, Saskatchewan Health Authority |
| Long-Term Care for Children | Residents under the age of 18 years of age are cared for and supported in long-term care facilities, including waiving the monthly resident fee. | Ministry of Health, Saskatchewan Health Authority |
| Pediatric Gastroenterology Program | A comprehensive program is required to provide very complex pediatric GI care in Saskatchewan. Saskatchewan Health Authority will add incremental resources to the GI Program in Saskatoon to address gaps in care and increased patient volumes and expand services to Regina to serve southern patients through outreach programs. | Ministry of Health, Saskatchewan Health Authority |
| Pediatric Out-of-Province Travel Assistance Program | Saskatchewan pediatric patients (children 16 years of age and younger) and a parent or guardian may be eligible for assistance with the costs associated with travelling outside of the province for medical treatment. If a health care provider refers a pediatric patient to a Saskatchewan specialist and they determine the child requires a medically required service or diagnostic test which is not provided in Saskatchewan, the child may be referred outside of Saskatchewan for treatment. Approved pediatric patients and one parent or guardian will be eligible for a combined reimbursement of expenses up to a maximum of $2,000 per trip. |
Ministry of Health |
| Pediatric Therapists | The Saskatchewan Health Authority will send pediatric therapists (including physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech-language pathology) to provide services to children and families referred by their pediatrician, general practitioner, nurse practitioner, health nurse or school division. The Athabasca Health Authority contracts pediatric therapists to provide services in northern communities. | Saskatchewan Health Authority, Ministry of Health, Athabasca Health Authority |
| Portable Pediatric MRI | Pediatric patients in Saskatchewan will benefit from the province’s first portable Medical Resonance Imaging (MRI) machine located at the Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital (JPCH). The portable MRI is able to complete brain scans at the bedside of pediatric patients within minutes and allow family to be present, providing comfort and convenience to Saskatchewan’s youngest patients. | Saskatchewan Health Authority |
| Saskatchewan Pediatric Auditory Rehabilitation Centre (SPARC) | Family-centred program focusing on early detection, assessment and aural rehabilitation of children with hearing loss. Collaborates with school divisions. Provides pre- and post-operative cochlear implant assessments. | Saskatchewan Health Authority, Ministry of Health and school division |
| Therapies - Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy and Speech Language Therapy | A robust range of therapy services (physio, occupational and speech language) for children and youth to support them to thrive, improve independence, participate in everyday activities, improve mobility and independence. Many services are in conjunction with developmental programs. | Saskatchewan Health Authority, Athabasca Health Authority |
| Universal Newborn Hearing Screening Program | The program identifies early signs of hearing loss so the language and literacy skills of children who are deaf or hard of hearing can be improved. | Saskatchewan Health Authority (18 hospitals providing live births) |
| University of Saskatchewan - Clinical Teratology Program | A comprehensive provincial program to address FASD and other teratogenic conditions. The program maintains a provincial clinic to provide diagnostic and assessment services, provides expert clinical evaluation of and advice regarding teratogenic risks, and liaises and collaborates with health organizations and agencies, Saskatchewan Health Authority, Athabasca Health Authority and child advocacy groups to develop effective strategies for preventing and managing teratogenic conditions. | Ministry of Health, University of Saskatchewan |
| Wascana Rehabilitation Centre | Offers a range of services for pediatric patients including occupational therapy, physiotherapy and speech language therapy, hearing clinics and psychological and mental health services and supports. The Saskatchewan Health Authority also provides therapeutic interventions to rural areas through Integrated Rural Primary Health Care. | Ministry of Health, Saskatchewan Health Authority |
| Youth in Hospital | Provides funding to school divisions to provide direct educational services to youth who are in hospital or accessing mental health services in a provincial treatment facility. | Ministry of Education and school divisions |
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