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Join STOPS to Violence on May 29th, 2025 from 9:30 am to 11:00 am for Cultivating a Culture of Well-Being in Farming Communities.

People in Saskatchewan farming communities may fear being treated differently or isolated if someone knows they have a mental illness or are struggling with mental wellness. Do More Agriculture Foundation supports farming communities to create spaces for community-level conversations about mental health, injury and illness. It is important to shine a light on community-level stigma and find paths forward for communities to create space for inclusion, belonging, personal connections, and hope.

If you belong to a farming community, have a loved one who is a farmer, or work in farming and agriculture yourself, are a human services provider who wants to learn more, or simply want to know more about the subject, this session is for you.

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Sask Solutions session featuring REAL Talk with Sagesse

Lian Tolentino and Trevor Williams with Sagesse Domestic Violence Prevention Society spoke to the importance of engaging informal supports. Sagesse empowers individuals, organizations and communities to disrupt structures of domestic abuse. Informal supports are our friends, families, neighbours and coworkers. They play a crucial role to support those impacted by domestic abuse and through the REAL Talk program, Sagesse seeks to help individuals and communities recognize, empathize, ask and listen. REAL Talk promotes the idea that breaking the cycle of domestic abuse can begin with just a few words.

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Saskatchewan Solutions session featuring Sask Seniors Mechanism

Rod McKendrick with Saskatchewan Seniors Mechanism speaks 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. Social prescribing 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 the community in which a person resides.

Learn more about Social Prescribing here.

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Saskatchewan Solutions session featuring Embracing Life Initiative

Brandi Bell spoke 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.

Learn more about Embracing Life Initiative at https://embracinglifesk.com/

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Saskatchewan Solutions session featuring Human Trafficking on the Prairies

Kendra Mazer spoke 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.

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

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.

Watch the recorded session from June here: Safe and Together is out! Kathryn Boyce from the Provincial Association of Transition Houses and Services of Saskatchewan (PATHS) spoke about the Safe & Together model principles and components and how those guide our work with families. She introduces opportunities to receive this training and how to use the Safe & Together Model as a way to improve the prevention of domestic violence and cross systems collaboration to create better outcomes for families.

Learn more about PATHS and Safe & Together: https://pathssk.org/training/