SWIFT CURRENT — Provincial funding is designated to increase access to addictions recovery services by funding 12 new second-stage sober living spaces in Swift Current.
Poundmaker's Lodge Sober Living Spaces, which has been allocated $607,000 in annual funding, will provide Saskatchewan residents in recovery with a supportive, substance-free environment.
According to Sask. Health, Sober living spaces are for people who have completed initial treatment and are continuing their recovery journey. Treatment focuses on preventing relapse through counselling and connection to community and culture, the ministry says.
Poundmaker's Lodge has more than 50 years of experience providing addictions treatment and are recognized internationally, including for their approach to Indigenous culture and spirituality, which is a core component of treatment.
"The sober living recovery homes are a natural extension of the important work being done across Saskatchewan to support individuals on their recovery journey," Poundmaker's Lodge Executive Director Brad Cardinal said.
"We have worked diligently with the Government of Saskatchewan to identify and fill the critical gaps that exist for people transitioning out of addiction treatment, recognizing that recovery does not end when treatment does. Swift Current is an ideal location because of its strong community support systems and its longstanding reputation as a compassionate city that cares deeply about its people."
To date, 382 of 500 new spaces under Saskatchewan's Action Plan for Mental Health and Addictions are now available to Saskatchewan residents.
This includes:
- 12 second-stage sober living paces with Poundmaker's Lodge in Swift Current;
- 15 mobile withdrawal management spaces in Yorkton;
- 22 second-stage sober living spaces at Oxford House in Regina;
- 21 second-stage sober living spaces at Oxford House in Prince Albert;
- 16 second-stage sober living spaces at Pine Lodge in Regina;
- 17 inpatient spaces at the Carter House Family Treatment Centre in Saskatoon;
- 40 mobile withdrawal management spaces with Medavie in Saskatoon;
- 60 inpatient spaces at Willowview Recovery Centre in Lumsden;
- 15 inpatient treatment spaces at Muskwa Lake Wellness Camp;
- 15 withdrawal management spaces at Onion Lake Cree Nation;
- 15 inpatient and five (5) withdrawal management spaces at Thorpe Recovery Centre near Lloydminster;
- 41 post-treatment spaces at St. Joseph's Addiction Recovery Centre in Estevan;
- 32 intensive out-patient treatment spaces through Possibilities Recovery Center in Saskatoon;
- 14 inpatient addictions treatment spaces with Poundmaker's Lodge in North Battleford; and
- 42 virtual spaces through EHN Canada.
