Federal mental health spending

WHAT HAS BEEN SPENT SO FAR In the 2018-19 provincial budget, an additional

$11.4 million was allocated to improve access to mental health and addictions services and supports in Saskatchewan. Of this,

$9.4 million is federal money, while an additional $2 million was invested by the province.

$100,000 has gone to the

University of Regina to help fund their Internet Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (ICBT) Online Therapy Unit.

$10.285 million will begin flowing

bi-weekly in September to the Saskatchewan Health Authority for their portion, including:

$4.2M

for Community Recovery Teams;

$400,00

in expanded addiction medicine services to address service pressures in Prince Albert and Northern Saskatchewan;

$580,000

for Police and Crisis Teams (PACT) in Prince Albert, North Battleford, Moose Jaw and Yorkton;

$600,000

to help centralize the U of R’s ICBT Online Therapy Service, and provide service with the

U of R’s team;

$85,000

for improved outcome management tools to support clinical supervision and community needs planning;

$250,000

for suicide prevention programs in Meadow Lake;

$1.2M

for the Mental Health Capacity Building in Schools program; and

$2.97M

for increased access and capacity to assess and treat children and youth. Information provided by the Ministry of Health