PRINCE ALBERT — A new partnership between Prince Albert Mobile Crisis Unit Co-operative and the Government of Saskatchewan is offering Families in Prince Albert and Melfort intensive in-home support programs.
The Ministry of Social Services is providing annual funding of $750,000 to bring these services to the area.
The new service will operate 24/7, providing emergency intervention, family supports to mitigate risk to their children, cultural programming and knowledge, referrals to other community services and ongoing support services.
"This type of program is going to create a progressive, client-centric experience that offers support in the comfort of their own space," Prince Albert Mobile Crisis Unit Co-operative 's Executive Director Vicki Stewart said.
"This is something that has not been available in Prince Albert before."
Prince Albert Mobile Crisis Unit Co-operative is a non-profit organization that provides responsive and culturally appropriate crisis intervention services. Working alongside emergency services, they provide frontline, emergent support and connections to ongoing services for people when experiencing a crisis.
The Ministry of Social Services also has partnership agreements with organizations in Regina, Saskatoon and Yorkton to deliver intensive in-home support programs to families in those communities.
