Member Statement (28 November 2024)

From Hansard (28 November 2024)

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Integrated Youth Services Delivering Supports in Saskatchewan Communities

Megan Patterson: — Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The province’s second integrated youth services site opened its doors in Moose Jaw earlier this month. It will deliver supports to young people ages 12 to 25 and their caregivers. Operating under the name Homebase, the site will deliver access to mental health and addictions services. It will provide physical health, education, and employment training. It will offer peer supports, cultural and traditional services, as well as social and community supports.

Mr. Speaker, the John Howard Society is leading the implementation of this hub, and it is being operated by the YMCA. The John Howard Society is currently developing three other hubs with $3.4 million in funding from this government this year.

Earlier this year we launched the integrated youth services hub in Humboldt. In the Regina and Sturgeon Lake First Nation hubs, the development and hiring of staff is nearly complete. We are making it easier for young people to find the supports they need, where they need it, in the right place, at the right time. Mr. Speaker, we look forward to seeing the benefit of this initiative in our province. Thank you.

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