Tag Archives: mental health

The federal and provincial governments signed a bilateral agreement Monday, committing to invest more in Saskatchewan's home care, and mental health and addictions services. In the next few years, the...

Teenagers taking part in a mental health conference at Balfour Collegiate say it's definitely time to address these issues in school. "I think that we needed it for sure because everyone is a little b...

Saskatchewan's children's advocate says wait times for youth mental-health services in the province are unacceptable. Corey O'Soup says young people shouldn't have to wait for up to two years to see a...

by Glenn Hicks, paNow Saskatchewan's urban municipalities have voted against a proposal to collect a levy to help pay for mental supports for volunteer firefighters, but the group which offers these s...

Regina libraries are starting a new chapter in mental health services by offering free counselling at two of its locations. Family Service Regina has offered walk-in counselling at no cost for over th...

Faced with a seemingly growing number of RCMP officers dealing with mental health related issues linked to their duties--including suicide--the Trudeau government has revealed it wants to take a deepe...

OTTAWA - A landmark study from Veterans Affairs Canada appears to confirm what many have long feared: Canadians who have served in uniform are at greater risk of taking their own lives than members of...

On the 11th anniversary of Dave Batters' death, his widow is facing attacks online. The Regina MP took his own life on June 29, 2009. On Facebook this week, former NDP employee and federal candidate B...

A tweet from a farmer in central Saskatchewan has prompted a conversation about suicide in the agriculture community. Kim Keller, who farms near Gronlin and is a co-founder of Saskatchewan Women in Ag...

Mental illness affects many across the country, and Regina Public Library (RPL) is doing what it can to advance the conversation here in Saskatchewan. A mental health trade show will take place in the...