Saskatchewan Health Authority

Art therapy pilot program enriching lives

A successful partnership with the Art Gallery of Swift Current for the delivery of art therapy to long term residents in that community has led to expansion of the program to facilities in Herbert, Maple Creek, Shaunavon and Eastend.

Yellow carnations encourage conversations about mental health

Education, awareness, advocacy against social stigma, and positive affirmations. That is the focus of the Tisdale Suicide Awareness Committee’s yellow carnation campaign for World Mental Health Day on October 10.

Provincial Community Recovery Team improves quality of life for clients

When Murray Hubick met Ross,* he was not in a good place. Ross was panhandling and sleeping on the streets, after having been banned from every shelter in Regina for bad behaviour.

Flipping burgers for furniture and flower pots in Melfort

Two years of flipping burgers and feeding colleagues has paid off for Melfort Hospital staff who recently completed landscaping and furnishing their outdoor patio.