Saskatchewan Solutions is a series of live virtual sessions featuring initiatives, tools and resources that focus on building healthy relationships and strong, safe communities through violence prevention.

Join STOPS to Violence on Thursday, September 19, 2024  from 9:30 – 11:00am for our Saskatchewan Solutions session featuring the Trauma & Early Childhood Wellbeing.

Kendra Mazer will speak to Hope Restored Canada's primary mandate in addressing the diverse recovery needs of sexually exploited and trafficked women, trans women and Two Spirit individuals as they exit their lives of abuse. Since 2015, HRC has provided outreach support to those with living and lived experience as well as those who may be vulnerable to being exploited. Through their education programs, they inform and influence individuals and organizations about the systemic and systematic causes and effects of sexual exploitation and human trafficking.

Learn more about Hope Restored Canada at https://hoperestoredcanada.org/

Join STOPS to Violence on Thursday, November 7, 2024 from 9:30 – 11:00am for our Saskatchewan Solutions session featuring the Embracing Life Initiative.

Brandi Bell, Embracing Life Secretariat will speak to the unique story of the Embracing Life Initiative with the efforts of government, community and non-profit organizations coming together to support wellness and suicide prevention. The initiative has continued to respond and support to the changes in community.  Embracing Life is currently focused on the theme of natural supports, how we talk about mental health, stigma and the importance of safety planning when feeling good. Crucial Conversations that could save a life.

Join STOPS to Violence on Thursday, January 16, 2025 from 9:30 – 11:00am for our Saskatchewan Solutions session featuring the Trauma & Early Childhood Wellbeing.

Rod McKendrick with Sask Senior Mechanism will speak to social prescribing as a way for physicians and health care workers and others front line supports to connect patients/clients to a range of nonclinical services in the community to help improve the health and well-being of individuals aged 55 years +. Social prescribing can help to address the underlying causes of a patient's/client's health and well-being issues, as opposed to simply treating the symptoms that arise from non-medical issues. It promotes integrated community-based support and care and helps to reduce some of the dependence on health service provisions. Social prescribing can be used to refer patients aged 55+ to a variety of activities and services within or near to the community in which a person resides."

Learn more, head to: https://skseniorsmechanism.ca/social_prescribing/

Join STOPS to Violence on Thursday, March 6, 2025 from 9:30 – 11:00am for our Saskatchewan Solutions session featuring the Trauma & Early Childhood Wellbeing.

Lee Hinton, Saskatchewan Prevention Institute, will explore the impact of trauma during early childhood and explore factors that can mitigate this impact in the short and long-term. Early childhood well-being is dependent on safe, nurturing environments where children are provided with supportive, loving, and consistent caregiving as well as opportunities to explore, grow and thrive. The Saskatchewan Prevention Institute believes that early childhood well-being is a basic human right regardless of race, culture, religion, social-economic background, gender identity, or diversity in family composition. Saskatchewan Prevention Institute resources will be highlighted during the presentation.

The Talking Stick app is a virtual, anonymous space for Indigenous People to connect with Indigenous Peer Advocates. Talking Stick offers a safe place to talk about things like mental health and wellness, anxiety, trauma, relationships, anger and bullying through a confidential, judgement free chat with people who understand Indigenous language and culture.

View a presentation by Tiffany Carrier and Cecile McKay about the app and click here for the Talking Stick website.