The government has allocated $1 million this year toward its Pillars For Life plan — $200,000 less than the previous two years.
Saskatchewan has decreased funding for suicide prevention one year after it passed a law to address the challenge and despite a minister saying mental health is a government priority.plan.
The Strategy for Suicide Prevention Act, which was passed in April 2021, requires the Ministry of Health to spend six months consulting with organizations, other provinces and the federal government to help develop a suicide prevention plan. Hindley said the government has consulted with the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations, which represents 74 First Nations in the province.Hindley pointed to $8 million in this year’s budget for mental health.
Saskatchewan’s coroner reported 204 suicides in 2021, an increase of five from the year before when the government first introduced Pillars For Life.
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