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