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.The architect of the legislation said the government is failing to enforce it and failing to consult.
“We want to make sure the dollar figures are being spent wisely,” he said. “And people that live in these communities and are looking for assistance, they’re seeing these benefits come through.”The Ministry of Health said the bulk of the Pillars for Life funding has gone to suicide prevention campaigns and to Roots of Hope, a community-driven project to try to reduce suicides in Saskatchewan’s north.
“Government makes small changes, which help, but that’s not what we need. We need huge changes, especially for our youth,” said Chris Ball, whose son Kye died by suicide in 2017 at the age of 16.
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