Saskatchewan
Now in its fifth year, the Cameco Fund for Mental Health was established to directly support local organizations and groups that are working to address and support mental health. Thanks to the support of the community, the Cameco Fund for Mental Health has distributed over $2.4 million to Saskatchewan organizations since 2019.
Summary of 2023 grants
In 2023, the Cameco Fund for Mental Health awarded $700,000 to support 24 projects directly benefitting Saskatchewan communities as well as organizations that provide province-wide services. The projects range in scope from no-cost counselling in northern Saskatchewan to mental health support for frontline workers.
4 Directions Child and Family Services
Care for children referred by the Ministry of Social Services or First Nation Child and Family agencies.
Grant: $50,000 |
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Saskatoon & Area
Mentorship program for youth facing adversities.
Grant: $15,000 |
Boys & Girls Clubs of Saskatoon
No-cost access to professional mental health services.
Grant: $25,000 |
Bring2Life Creative Counselling
No-cost counselling to serve youth and families in east-central and northern Saskatchewan.
Grant: $40,000 |
Canadian Mental Health Association (Saskatoon)
Supporting nearly 80 families to navigate mental-health challenges.
Grant: $50,000 |
Elizabeth Fry Society of Saskatchewan
Mental-health focused program for criminalized women and gender diverse individuals.
Grant: $38,000 |
Elmwood Residences Inc.
Providing tools and resources via mental health apps and art therapy.
Grant: $5,700 |
Empty Arms Perinatal Loss Support Services Inc.
Providing specialized emotional support to parents who have lost a child during pregnancy or early childhood.
Grant: $25,000 |
Family Service Saskatoon
Individual and group counselling to address emerging mental health needs for adults experiencing barriers to service.
Grant: $45,000 |
Growing Young Movers Youth Development
Indigenous mentorship program in North Central Regina.
Grant: $10,000 |
Heart Linked Community Services Co-operative
Mental health programming to Indigenous female youth from remote northern Saskatchewan.
Grant: $30,000 |
Hope Restored Canada
Safe house program for women exiting being sexually exploited and trafficked.
Grant: $50,000 |
Navera Community Connections
Providing skills and support to parents experiencing high stress and/or diagnosed mental health illness.
Grant: $48,950 |
OUT Saskatoon
Clinical supervision for counselling staff.
Grant: $3,600 |
Possibilities Recovery Centre
Barrier-free mental health education for youth in Martensville.
Grant: $45,000 |
Prairie Harm Reduction
Project designed to provide mental health support to frontline workers.
Grant: $43,000 |
Saskatchewan Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services Inc.
Mental health counsellor to work with those affected by isolation, hearing loss and addictions.
Grant: $45,000 |
Saskatchewan Wheelchair Sports Association
Mental health support for people living with disabilities.
Grant: $25,000 |
Saskatoon Crisis Intervention Service Inc.
Trauma-informed care while supporting people as they exit homelessness.
Grant: $14,000 |
Saskatoon Industry Education Council
Teachers receive trauma-informed certificate course.
Grant: $14,000 |
Saskatoon Open Door Society
Art therapy program to support refugee and immigrant children who are experiencing mental health challenges as a result of life experiences such as war and displacement.
Grant: $16,750 |
Saskatoon Trades and Skills Centre
Providing mental health first aid training.
Grant: $15,000 |
YMCA Regina
Supporting youth with anxiety.
Grant: $23,000 |
YMCA Saskatoon
Supporting youth with anxiety.
Grant: $23,000 |
Summary of 2022 grants
In 2022, the Cameco Fund for Mental Health awarded $500,000 to support 25 projects directly benefitting 37 Saskatchewan communities as well as organizations that provide province-wide services. The projects range in scope from education and training programs to direct support for people struggling with mental health and addictions.
Autism Services of Saskatoon
Autism Services of Saskatoon established a mental health and wellness team to respond to the needs of clients and their families. Funding will help ease wait times and provide access to appropriately adapted counselling services.
Grant: $25,000 |
Boys & Girls Club of Saskatoon
The Boys & Girls Club’s Rosewater Connection provides children, youth, families and staff with timely, no-cost access to professional mental health services. Focused on education and stigma reduction, counselling supports both individuals and groups.
Grant: $25,000 |
BridgePoint Center for Eating Disorders
Building on its on-site residential programming for youth experiencing disordered eating, Milden-based BridgePoint is developing online programming to provide additional options. Virtual access provides timely, high-quality, low-barrier support to a province-wide audience.
Grant: $25,000 |
Bring2Life Creative Counselling
Bring2Life’s On-The-Go Mobile Counselling Program serves at-risk youth, prioritizing those who live in shelters and foster-care situations. The Yorkton-based service visits Cote, Key, and Keeseekoose First Nations as well as Kamsack, Canora, Preeceville, Esterhazy, Stockholm, Melville and other rural areas.
Grant: $20,000 |
Canadian Mental Health Association – Saskatoon Branch
Funding will help CMHA Saskatoon establish a family navigator position. An estimated 75 families will receive therapeutic counselling and support to access the services they require to build and maintain family wellness. Support can involve any aspect of their lives including housing, family dynamics, education, employment, healthcare and more.
Grant: $50,000 |
Catholic Family Services of Prince Albert
Through its How Long Does The Sad Last program, Catholic Family Services supports grieving Prince Albert youth and their families. Participants learn coping skills and how to reach out for help when they need it. As children develop healthier lifestyles, their families also benefit.
Grant: $6,000 |
Child & Youth Services, North Battleford
Step Up and Run is a mental health program designed to improve student resilience through physical fitness, education, mental health activities, discussions and self-acceptance. Based in The Battlefords, the program also helps youth navigate local services for mental health, addictions and sexual health.
Grant: $26,338 |
Core Neighborhood Youth Co-op
The Core Neighborhood Youth Co-op is an alternative education program for Saskatoon youth. This project focuses on raising the health and wellness of youth who are on the extreme end of being disengaged with the community.
Grant: $21,000 |
Crocus Co-operative
In supporting people recovering from mental illness, Crocus Co-op provides vocational, educational, recreational and social programs. The Mind, Body & Soul program provides adults diagnosed with a mental illness the opportunity to participate in daily social, recreational and educational programs in a safe and supportive drop-in setting.
Grant: $20,000 |
École St-Isidore de Bellevue
This grant supports acquisition of French resources to assist teachers in delivering their well-being curriculums. In addition, students will benefit from a mental health expo featuring workshops facilitated by medical professionals.
Grant: $5,000 |
Family Service Saskatoon
Family Service Saskatoon serves individuals, families and the community to nurture safe, healthy and respectful relationships. Their Enhancing Mental Wellness project will facilitate therapeutic groups to address emerging needs including grief and loss, restoring connectivity, anxiety and depression, and stress.
Grant: $25,000 |
Heart Linked Community Services Co-operative
Heart Linked was founded in response to the extraordinarily high rates of suicide and self harm among northern Saskatchewan youth. The organization provides mental health and wellness programming to Indigenous female youth with emphasis on Indigenous ways of knowing.
Grant: $25,000 |
Hope Restored Canada
Hope Restored Canada supports victims of sexual exploitation and sex trafficking. Their programs and counselling services address addictions and other mental health challenges.
Grant: $35,000 |
Winston High School, Watrous
HOPE is a student awareness group from Winston High School in Watrous. HOPE stands for Honesty, Openness, Positivity and Education. Each month, the group spotlights different initiatives, ranging from mental wellness to diversity and inclusion.
Grant: $1,000 |
Lester B. Pearson School, Saskatoon
Approximately 370 students and staff will benefit from the Dare to Care Anti-Bullying program. Regarded as one of Canada’s most comprehensive and practical bully prevention programs, Dare to Care provides tools and support to help youth, parents and educators recognize the signs of bullying and other challenging behaviours.
Grant: $6,600 |
Possibilities Recovery Centre
Possibilities Recovery Centre developed the Martensville Youth Connection (MYC) in response to the lack of services for vulnerable youth. MYC will provide barrier-free mental health support to area youth, with a focus on coping skills and emotional regulation.
Grant: $45,000 |
Roadways Literacy Academy Saskatoon Inc.
Roadways Literacy Academy provides intensive academic instruction to students who struggle to read, write and understand numbers. Using educational adventures, this project aims to improve the mental well-being of students who, because of their learning disabilities, deal with feelings of anxiety, fear, frustration and sometimes anger.
Grant: $11,000 |
Saskatoon Crisis Intervention Service Inc.
Saskatoon Crisis Intervention Service provides support, caring and case management for people in crisis. To assist these frontline workers, this project will provide workplace resiliency training and mental health support.
Grant: $15,590 |
Saskatoon Industry Education Council
Saskatoon Industry Education Council (SIEC) is a bridge between Saskatchewan's career opportunities and Saskatoon area youth. Through this project, SIEC’s Mind Over Matters team will provide parents and guardians with strategies, resources and community program information to support children who are struggling with mental health.
Grant: $35,872 |
Saskatoon Open Door Society
Saskatoon Open Door Society was established in 1980 to welcome and assist refugees and immigrants starting new lives in Saskatoon. This art therapy program is designed to support youth, particularly those who lived in a war zone, refugee camps, and/or experienced family violence, stress, grief and loss.
Grant: $16,500 |
St. Frances Cree Bilingual School, Saskatoon
Through the Oskititeyita Project (Learning New Ways), students will learn and practise a variety of wellness tools that they can then share with younger students through a mentorship program. The project targets female middle years students in Grades 7, 8 and 9, and their mentees in Grades 5 and 6.
Grant: $8,000 |
St. Mary’s Wellness and Education Centre
St. Mary’s serves the Pleasant Hill neighborhood in Saskatoon. The school’s art therapy program provides an outlet for trauma and emotions. By embedding art in daily activities, students have an opportunity to address their feelings in a positive way.
Grant: $8,000 |
Synergy 8 Community Builders
The Saskatoon Tribal Council is made up of seven communities whose members face barriers to health services. A new mobile bus service, established through Synergy 8’s Drive for Kids Campaign, offers a range of services, including mental health support, so that people don’t have to leave their communities for care.
Grant: $25,000 |
Valley View Community School, Beauval
Based in Beauval, Valley View’s Conversation for Change project will facilitate training for school staff to support student mental health; involve community mentors; and create opportunities for youth leadership through activities focused on wellness and mental health.
Grant: $11,100 |
YWCA Saskatoon
YWCA Saskatoon provides preventative and emergent services to women, children and their families. This grant will help fund a mental health speaker series to address topics such as addictions, homelessness, domestic violence and suicide.
Grant: $8,000 |
Summary of 2021 grants
In 2021, the Cameco Fund for Mental Health awarded grants totalling almost $384,000 to 22 projects making a difference for mental health. Ranging from education and training programs to direct support for people struggling with mental health and addictions, these projects will directly benefit 24 Saskatchewan communities as well as organizations that provide province-wide services.
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Saskatoon & Area
BBBS matches screened volunteers with youth in need of positive mentorship. Funding will support the development of on-demand training modules focused on helping mentors support positive mental health in mentees. This content will be available to volunteers in Saskatoon, Humboldt, Prince Albert and the Battlefords, and will also be used in conversation circles as part of connecting members to each other for an additional circle of support.
Grant: $10,043 |
The Black Canadians, Africans and Caribbean Professionals Association Incorporated
BCACPA supports members of the Black Diaspora, newcomers to Canada and community allies. Funding will provide certification in mental health first aid training, Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) and SafeTalk which teaches participants to recognize and engage persons who might be having thoughts of suicide.
Grant: $10,000 |
Boys and Girls Clubs of Saskatoon
Through its Rosewater Connection project, BGCS provides children, youth and families with timely, no-cost access to professional mental health services. Program content includes group education and stigma reduction, as well as one-on-one and group/family counselling sessions.
Grant: $25,000 |
Canadian Mental Health Association – Saskatoon Branch
CMHA Saskatoon launched its online Wellness Hub and e-classroom in the spring of 2021 in response to demand during the pandemic. The Mental Health Minutes project will establish a virtual library of 20 free Ted Talk-style videos, as well as shorter bites for the organization’s website and social media.
Grant: $25,000 |
Cosmopolitan Industries
Cosmopolitan Industries is a non-profit social enterprise dedicated to improving the quality of life for adults with intellectual and physical disabilities. This project, undertaken by Cosmopolitan’s wellness committee, will implement activities, programs and strategies to increase employees’ awareness, understanding and resilience. In addition, two employees will receive training in the Working Mind program with the subsequent goal of training their peers.
Grant: $11,050 |
Dube Centre for Mental Health
The Irene and Leslie Dube Centre for Mental Health is a 64-bed mental health facility located at Royal University Hospital in Saskatoon. Updating the mobile library will connect patients with current titles to meet their cognitive and emotional needs, as well as wireless headphones and iPods to access a variety of therapeutic music, books and podcasts.
Grant: $5,000 |
East Central First Nations Education Partnership
The Mino/Miyo Pimatisiwin project, which translates to “living the good life” in Cree, will empower students to become mental health leaders in the areas of self-awareness, stress management and relationship building. The East Central First Nations Education Partnership supports schools on Cumberland House Cree Nation and James Smith Cree Nation whose combined enrolment is nearly 600 students.
Grant: $25,000 |
Family Service Saskatoon
Family Service Saskatoon strives to remove barriers to services for those who might not be able to access them as a result of poverty or discrimination. Through a series of therapeutic groups spanning six to eight weeks, Family Service will provide sessions on anxiety and depression, co-parenting, resiliency, social media and intergenerational trauma.
Grant: $17,957.11 |
Heart Linked Community Services Co-operative
Heart Linked Community Services offers mental health and wellness support to Indigenous female youth in remote, northern Saskatchewan communities. Programming is delivered through a combination of virtual and in-person retreat experiences. This project will assist individuals from the communities of Green Lake, Jan’s Bay, Cole’s Bay and Pinehouse.
Grant: $25,000 |
Hope Restored Canada
Hope Restored Canada addresses the profound and diverse recovery needs of sexually exploited and trafficked youth and women. Funding will provide ongoing mental health support in the areas of addiction, understanding triggers and relapses, and personal growth.
Grant: $25,000 |
Ile a la Crosse Friendship Centre
Located in northern Saskatchewan, the Ile a la Crosse Friendship Centre provides a variety of support services for its 1,700 residents as well as surrounding communities. The goal of its Healing with Traditional Ways project is to bolster mental health supports and incorporate traditional/cultural healing through the involvement of social workers, Elders and knowledge keepers.
Grant: $25,000 |
Inclusion Saskatchewan
Inclusion Saskatchewan’s Family Network program supports families who have a member with an intellectual disability. These families often face heightened stress and anxiety. Funding will help provide long-lasting resiliency training, peer support, community building and self-care strategies.
Grant: $25,000 |
Lipton School
Lipton School is a Pre-K-to-12 school serving the communities of Lipton, Dysart and Standing Buffalo First Nation. Through its Balance and Change program, it seeks to connect the spectrum of spiritual, emotional, physical and mental health. Activities include art therapy, mindfulness sessions, yoga, cultural activities and tending to a wellness garden with support from a Metis Elder.
Grant: $23,260 |
Meadowgreen House for All Nations Drop-in Centre
The Meadowgreen House for All Nations Drop-in Centre provides a safe space for vulnerable members of Saskatoon’s westside communities. Funding will provide monthly workshops facilitated by mental health professionals, ensure mental health training for staff and enhance staffing to better meet guests’ needs.
Grant: $24,074.52 |
Oxford House Saskatchewan
Oxford House provides safe, supportive, substance-free housing for individuals recovering from addictions. This funding will support the goal of six Oxford Houses in Saskatoon. Each dwelling houses up to five residents at any time and the average stay is six months. Residents must work or attend school and commit to the Nine Traditions focusing on recovery, responsibility and democracy.
Grant: $25,000 |
Possibilities Recovery Center Inc.
Possibilities Recovery Centre provides addiction treatment while addressing trauma, anxiety, depression, ADHD, bi-polar disorder and other aspects of mental health. Funding will support a 16-week intensive outpatient program specifically targeting youth aged 15-20.
Grant: $25,000 |
SaskAbilities Saskatoon
SaskAbilities provides programs and services to individuals experiencing disability in Saskatchewan. This project will deliver resiliency training for 50 individuals experiencing barriers to employment, including mental health concerns. The goal of resiliency training is to improve individuals’ resilience, enhance quality of life, and decrease stress and anxiety by teaching them to view life’s inevitable challenges as opportunities.
Grant: $10,000 |
SaskAbilities Swift Current
As part of SaskAbilities’ mission to support individuals experiencing disability, the Swift Current chapter has developed a program to support job seekers aged 18-30 who are struggling with mental health. The Take Charge program will empower 100 individuals with the skills and coping mechanisms to secure employment.
Grant: $23,500 |
Saskatoon Industry Education Council
Saskatoon Industry Education Council is a bridge between career opportunities and youth. SIEC’s partners include 155 schools with total enrolment of 57,000 students. The Mind Over Matters project will connect Saskatchewan students, educators and communities through K-12 mental health resources and activities.
Grant: $25,000 |
Saskatoon Public Schools Foundation
Saskatoon Public Schools Foundation and Mount Royal Collegiate have partnered to establish a Youth Dignity Fund. This project supports students who experience poverty and homelessness by providing them with basic toiletries, warm clothing, sneakers to participate in physical activities and transportation. In addition, student nurses from the University of Regina provide mental health education and support.
Grant: $5,000 |
Truly Alive Youth and Family Foundation Inc.
Truly Alive’s Resilient Youth Café targets at-risk Saskatoon youth. The project cultivates healthy lifestyle habits in the areas of fitness, nutrition and psychosocial well-being. This preventative strategy aims to nurture positive mental health, limiting the need for curative and clinical intervention later.
Grant: $25,000 |
YWCA Saskatoon
YWCA Saskatoon offers short-term emergency shelter for women and children. This funding supports the creation of crisis response protocols to assist front-line staff who encounter trauma, stress, burnout and other mental health concerns. Outcomes will include an organizational wellness strategy, staff training in workplace wellness and resiliency, and clear trauma response protocols.
Grant: $24,050 |
Summary of 2020 grants
In 2020, the Cameco Fund for Mental Health awarded grants totalling almost $384,000 to 22 projects making a difference for mental health. Ranging from education and training programs to direct support for people struggling with mental health and addictions, these projects will directly benefit 24 Saskatchewan communities as well as organizations that provide province-wide services.
ALS Society of Saskatchewan Inc.
Each year in Saskatchewan, between 150 to 200 people are diagnosed with ALS. Unfortunately, this progressive disease has no cure and patients face a premature end to life. Funding helps ensure that these people and their families have access to professional support to navigate the emotional and mental challenges of their diagnosis.
Grant: $25,000 |
Battlefords Concern for Youth Inc.: Youth Connection
Concern for Youth is a non-profit, charitable organization that provides outreach and mentorship to youth in the Battlefords. The Youth Connection project creates opportunities for youth to develop positive relationships with peers and adults, while also acquiring knowledge and skills to successfully transition into adulthood.
Grant: $10,000 |
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Saskatoon & Area: Mental Health Training
Big Brothers Big Sisters’ mission is “to enable life-changing mentoring relationships to ignite the power and potential of young people.” Many youth participants face four or more adversities in their daily lives, including mental health challenges. This project trains mentors in early-intervention and prevention practices.
Grant: $23,270 |
BridgePoint Centre for Eating Disorders: Recovery Programming for Youth and Caregivers
In addition to providing on-site residential programming for youth experiencing eating disorders, BridgePoint provides educational campaigns for clubs, schools and post-secondary institutions. To overcome COVID-19 restrictions, BridgePoint is developing online resources and virtual support to provide timely, inclusive and low-barrier programming for youth and their caregivers.
Grant: $20,000 |
Canada Recess Guardians Inc.: Active8 Your School
Active8 is a seasonal box program that includes equipment, games and challenges to keep students active and engaged while maintaining social-distancing guidelines. This project benefits 26 schools in the Meadow Lake Tribal Council.
Grant: $24,960 |
Crocus Co-operative: Transitional Employment
Crocus Co-operative provided a safe drop-in environment for people recovering from mental illness and promotes growth of its members through vocational, educational, recreational and social programs. The Transitional Employment program supports Crocus members living with mental illness and allows them to earn income in a supported environment.
Grant: $13,484.15 |
Elmwood Residences Inc.: Transforming Employee Mental Health
Based in Saskatoon, Elmwood Residences is a residential support service for adults with intellectual disabilities. Funding will help implement the Not Myself Today program which is specifically designed to support employee mental health. Elmwood employs 200 staff at multiple locations including 11 community homes.
Grant: $3,950 |
Inclusion Saskatchewan: Family Network
Inclusion Saskatchewan supports families who have a member with an intellectual disability. The Family Network program provides these families with peer connections and workshops to promote positive mental health. Strategies focus on countering isolation and dealing with stress and anxiety.
Grant: $25,000 |
Kineepik Metis Local: Reclaiming Our Families
Based in Pinehouse, this return-to-nature program empowers families to connect, problem solve and cope with addictions. In addition to using traditional practices such as sharing circles with elders, the program invites participation from community agencies to foster family healing and recovery.
Grant: $8,270.44 |
Lloydminster Interval Home Society: Lloydminster Community Youth Centre Mental Health Support Program
The Lloydminster Community Youth Centre provides youth with drop-in recreational and social experiences along with emotional and mental health support, mentorship and leadership opportunities. The program also provides virtual circle talks, curbside wellness checks and care packages.
Grant: $25,000 |
Quint Development Corporation: Build Up Saskatoon
Build Up Saskatoon is a non-profit social enterprise that provides entry-level construction employment to marginalized job seekers. Many employees face challenges such as social anxiety and PTSD stemming from the legacy of residential schools, poverty, violence and discrimination. A cultural support worker connects them to supports for these issues.
Grant: $25,000 |
SaskAbilities Swift Current: Wellness and Therapeutic Mental Health Support for Young Adults
This project fills a gap in services not readily available to 18- to 30-year-old individuals living with mental illness in southwestern Saskatchewan. By providing therapeutic sessions with a psychologist as well as activities such as yoga and art therapy, the goal is to enhance self-esteem, coping skills and overall health.
Grant: $15,810 |
SaskAbilities Saskatoon: Art Therapy and Resiliency Training for Individuals Experiencing Disability
SaskAbilities delivers recreational, rehabilitation and vocational programs to people with disabilities. This project focuses on resiliency training and art therapy. Resiliency training enhances quality of life by decreasing stress and anxiety. Art therapy provides individuals with diverse needs an alternative way to process and express complicated emotions.
Grant: $10,000 |
Saskatoon Community Youth Arts Programming: Exploring the Role of Art Therapy and Youth Engagement as a Mental Health Strategy
SCYAP addresses the social, educational and economic needs of young people facing barriers. The program uses participants’ artistic interests to engage them in personal development activities that ultimately lead to healthier and happier lives. This project extends SCYAP’s outreach, potentially reaching 500 youth through online art therapy workshops that explore mental health themes.
Grant: $25,000 |
Saskatoon Friendship Inn: Supporting Mental Health Services
The Friendship Inn serves up to 1,000 meals per day to vulnerable and marginalized citizens in Saskatoon. This project will enable visitors to access an experienced and knowledgeable social worker who can connect them to mental health programming and services.
Grant: $25,000 |
Saskatoon Tribal Council: Mental Health Bus
The Saskatoon Tribal Council is made up of seven communities whose members face barriers to health services. A new mobile bus service will offer a range of services, including mental health support, so that people don’t have to leave their communities for care.
Grant: $25,000 |
Sasknative Rentals Inc.: Building Culturally Appropriate Mental Health Care for Indigenous Peoples
Sasknative Rentals is a non-profit corporation that provides safe and affordable housing via approximately 400 properties in Saskatoon. With this initiative, frontline staff will receive access to mental health first aid and suicide prevention courses. Other goals include connecting tenants with elders and culturally appropriate support.
Grant: $18,006 |
Schizophrenia Society of Saskatchewan: Saskatoon Office Renewal Project
The Schizophrenia Society of Saskatchewan provides information, support and programming to individuals and families affected by schizophrenia. This project builds on the efforts to re-establish a Saskatoon office last year.
Grant: $18,282.96 |
Suicide Grief Support Saskatoon Inc.: Suicide Grief Support
Suicide Grief Support Saskatoon provides support to individuals who have lost a loved one to suicide. Through this project, facilitators will receive training in mental health first aid and Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST). Funding will also support renewal of library resources and acquisition of A/V equipment for therapy groups.
Grant: $3,500 |
The Lighthouse Supported Living: Building Resiliency Within Essential Workers During a Pandemic
The Lighthouse provides emergency shelter, supported living, affordable housing and a range of support services. As essential workers in a pandemic, Lighthouse staff have faced increased stress, fatigue and anxiety. This project provides mental health supports for staff so that they can build resiliency and continue to support clients.
Grant: $16,650 |
Town of Aberdeen: Mental Health Presentations for Youth
Aberdeen Composite School’s student population is approximately 350. This project will deliver a series of 12 mental health presentations from various organizations including Life is Worth Living, OUT Saskatoon, Canadian Mental Health Association, Strengthen Families Saskatoon and many more.
Grant: $3,600 |
YWCA Saskatoon: ASIST and Mental Health First Aid Training
YWCA Saskatoon provides both preventative and emergent services to women, girls and their families. Through this project, 47 staff members will receive training in mental health first aid. Shelter staff will also receive Applied Suicide Intervention Skill Training (ASIST).
Grant: $19,000 |
Summary of 2019 grants
In 2019, the Cameco Fund for Mental Health awarded grants totalling $400,000 to 21 projects benefitting 12 different Saskatchewan communities. The projects range in scope from education and training, to direct support for people struggling with mental health and addictions.
Break the Barrier: Project Voice
Break the Barrier is a group of community partners and volunteers whose objective is to eliminate stigma and discrimination experienced every day by people living with mental illness and substance-use disorders. Project Voice participants benefit from sharing their wisdom, experience, hope and recovery stories with the public, who will, in turn, benefit by challenging their own preconceived ideas and understandings.
Grant: $15,000 |
Calder Centre: Yoga Enhancement Project
Calder Centre’s project aims to help clients improve their mental health though the addition of yoga and mindfulness classes with a skilled instructor who specializes in trauma-informed yoga.
Grant: $25,000 |
Canadian Mental Health Association Saskatoon Branch: RISE – Resilience, Information, Support and Empathy
RISE reduces stigma while providing critical mental health information and training for Grade 10 and 12 students at Bedford Road and Mount Royal collegiates. The program also delivers wellness workshops to E.D. Feehan, Aden Bowman and Bishop James Mahoney high schools.
Grant: $25,000 |
Central Urban Métis Federation Incorporated: Sohkeyihtam – We are steadfast. Our determination is strong. We are strong minded.
The Central Urban Métis Federation Inc. is a community-based organization enlisted by the Ministry of Social Services to be a safe haven for children who have suffered trauma. This project will provide immediate mental health support for children in CUMFI’s programs.
Grant: $25,000 |
Child of the Cross Running Clinics: New Balance Race Series
Child of the Cross brings a message of hope and restoration to communities by sharing the benefits of living a healthy and active lifestyle. This project brings running clinics and a race series to four communities: Ochapowace Nation, North Battleford, Cumberland House and Rockglen.
Grant: $16,000 |
Family Service Saskatoon: Mental Health and Well-being Groups
Family Service Saskatoon serves individuals, families and the community to nurture safe, healthy and respectful relationships. This project provides therapeutic groups for those who face barriers accessing mental health services. The groups focus on: 1) anxiety and depression, 2) building resilience, 3) social media and mental health, and 4) anger management.
Grant: $25,000 |
Learning Disabilities Association of Saskatchewan: Prince Albert Mental Health Project
Learning Disabilities Association of Saskatchewan provides academic upgrading programs for people with challenges such as learning disabilities, ADHD, anxiety, depression and socio-economic barriers. This Prince Albert-based project supports students whose goal is to attain an adult education certificate.
Grant: $15,000 |
Métis Addictions Council of Saskatchewan Inc.: Aftercare program – Prince Albert
Métis Addictions Council of Saskatchewan Inc. is a provincial organization that supports individuals in their quest to reduce substance dependence. The Prince Albert centre has 16 beds for inpatient care and provides additional services that focus on MACSI's three pillars: prevention/harm reduction; intervention and aftercare.
Grant: $20,000 |
Métis Addictions Council of Saskatchewan Inc.: Aftercare program – Saskatoon
Métis Addictions Council of Saskatchewan Inc. is a provincial organization that supports individuals in their quest to reduce substance dependence. The Saskatoon centre has 15 beds for inpatient care and provides additional services that focus on MACSI's three pillars: prevention/harm reduction; intervention and aftercare.
Grant: $9,985 |
North Saskatchewan Independent Living Centre: Mental Health First Aid for Non-Profit Workers
The North Saskatchewan Independent Living Centre promotes the independence of people with disabilities. This project trains non-profit workers in Mental Health First Aid, preparing them to confidently navigate situations involving mental health. Training locations include Saskatoon, Regina, Moose Jaw, North Battleford, La Ronge, Prince Albert, Estevan and Yorkton.
Grant: $25,000 |
Northern Village of Beauval Minor Sports and Recreation: Addressing Mental Health Using Traditional Lifestyle Activities
Beauval’s project provides free cultural, sport and recreational programming. In addition to mental health awareness activities, this program encourages health lifestyles by organizing sporting activities and traditional Indigenous activities such as log sawing and hauling, bannock making, storytelling and medicine walks.
Grant: $15,000 |
Persons Living with AIDS Network of Saskatchewan. Inc.: Niiya Wikiwaahk (Our Lives) Project 2020
The Persons Living with AIDS Network of Saskatchewan provides programs and services for those infected or affected by HIV. This project brings together HIV-positive clients and peers to work with a personal development coach towards physical, mental, emotional and spiritual/cultural wellness.
Grant: $24,824 |
Saskatchewan Association for the Rehabilitation of the Brain Injured: Acquired Brain Injury Family and Caregiver Support 2020
The Saskatchewan Association for the Rehabilitation of the Brain Injured provides support for survivors of acquired brain injuries, along with their families and caregivers. This project focuses on the family support program with goals of: developing resiliency; and addressing issues of disenfranchised grief and ambiguous loss. Sessions are facilitated by a clinical psychologist and an art therapist.
Grant: $25,000 |
Saskatchewan Health Authority - Early Psychosis Intervention Program: Recreational Activity Group
The Early Psychosis Intervention Program supports clients between the ages of 18-35 who are experiencing their first episodes of psychosis. The recreational activity group allows participants to engage in healthy, meaningful activities in the community to improve mental wellness and reduce stigma.
Grant: $680 |
Saskatoon Crisis Intervention Service Inc.: Trauma-Informed Service – Staff Education and Support
Saskatoon Crisis Intervention Service provides 24-hour support, caring and connection for people in crisis. By providing education in trauma-informed care to mobile crisis workers, intensive case management workers, administrative staff, management and its board of directors, SCIS aims to provide more effective responses to those they serve.
Grant: $24,500 |
Saskatoon Housing Coalition, Inc.: Stability Through Household Support Services
Saskatoon Housing Coalition Inc. provides supportive residential services for people with a chronic mental illness. These residents also struggle with challenges such as community acceptance, addictions and poverty. This project’s focus is to assist clients facing mental health and substance-use issues by addressing both issues at the same time.
Grant: $25,000 |
Saskatoon Open Door Society: Art Therapy for Immigrant and Refugee Youth
The Saskatoon Open Door Society helps newcomers settle into their new lives in Canada. Many refugee children need trauma-informed and culturally appropriate mental health services. The art therapy program uses non-verbal tools such as drawing, painting, storytelling and crafts to help them express their emotions and explore their traumatic experiences.
Grant: $22,000 |
Saskatoon Trades and Skills Centre: Mental Health Awareness
Saskatoon Trades and Skills Centre works with marginalized youth and adults. This project provides Mental Health First Aid facilitator training to a staff member so that they can conduct workshops on the same to students in the Early Childhood Education certificate program.
Grant: $4,440 |
Sasknative Rentals Inc.: Indigenous Mental Wellness and Healing – Balancing Mind, Spirit, Emotion and Body
Sasknative Rentals Inc. provides safe, affordable and adequate housing for Métis people in Saskatoon. Many clients suffer from addictions and most live with diagnosed mental illnesses. Residents live independently in their own apartments but are able to access on-site cultural peer support, case managers and clinicians when needed.
Grant: $14,488 |
Schizophrenia Society of Saskatchewan: Saskatoon Office Renewal Program
The Schizophrenia Society of Saskatchewan provides information, support and programming. Re-establishing a Saskatoon office helps provide ongoing support to local families and individuals who are living with a mental health diagnosis.
Grant: $18,283 |
University of Saskatchewan: USask Mental Health First Aid and Livingworks safeTALK
The University of Saskatchewan’s goal is to train 1,100 students in Mental Health First Aid and/or Livingworks safeTALK. Providing this education creates a safety network around individuals struggling with mental health issues. Those trained in Mental Health First Aid will be equipped to identify and intervene and provide care.
Grant: $24,800 |