Saskatchewan is providing $340,000 in funding to key community partners to help improve services for residents who need mental health support. Three Saskatchewan branch offices of the Canadian . . .
Saskatchewan is providing $340,000 in funding to key community partners to help improve services for residents who need mental health support. Three Saskatchewan branch offices of the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) will receive one-time payments from the Saskatchewan Health Authority for facility and equipment upgrades. These investments will play an essential role in providing better mental health supports for those in need. It is vitally important that key community organizations are well equipped to provide mental health services to residents, Mental Health and Addictions, Seniors and Rural and Remote Health Minister Everett Hindley said. People seeking mental health support deserve to feel confident in the safety and reliability of services and programs they are accessing.
The Saskatchewan government has announced new funding for three Canadian Mental Health Association branches across the province including Prince Albert.
A total of $340,000 is being allocated as “one-time payments from the Saskatchewan Health Authority for facility and equipment upgrades,” stated the media release.
The Prince Albert branch will be receiving $100,000 with the Swift Current branch receiving $200,000 and the Weyburn branch receiving $40,000.
“It is vitally important that key community organizations are well equipped to provide mental health services to residents,” Mental Health and Addictions, Seniors and Rural and Remote Health Minister Everett Hindley said in the press release. “People seeking mental health support deserve to feel confident in the safety and reliability of services and programs they are accessing.”
The Government of Saskatchewan is providing an update on suicide prevention initiatives across the province to mark the one-year anniversary of the release of
Pillars for Life: The Saskatchewan Suicide Prevention Plan. This plan focuses on efforts to support individuals and families at risk of suicide. The loss of one life to suicide is too many, Mental Health and Addictions, Seniors and Rural and Remote Health Minister Everett Hindley said. We continue to work closely with our partners on the priorities in the
Pillars for Life plan. I am pleased to provide an update on what has been accomplished and where we re focusing this year.
By Moises Canales
Apr 30, 2021 10:14 AM
The next phase of development for the new Weyburn and District General Hospital will soon be underway.
Saskatoon-based Group2 Architecture Interior Design Ltd. will be responsible for leading the design of the new facility which will serve Weyburn and the surrounding area. The 35-bed health care building will include primary health services, a 10-bed inpatient mental health unit and enhanced emergency services, including a heliport.
The government says this will help bring health services currently in different locations around Weyburn under one roof.
“A brand new state-of-the-art hospital is something the people of Weyburn and area have been working toward for a long time,” stated Education Minister and Weyburn-Big Muddy MLA Dustin Duncan on behalf of Rural and Remote Health Minister Everett Hindley. “We are so grateful to the community for the support and generosity they have shown to help make this project a reality.”