The provincial budget included extra funding for addictions treatment, and today, the Minister of Mental Health and Addictions announced 36 virtual outpatient treatment spaces through EHN Canada, which will begin coming online this spring.

Everett Hindley explains that EHN Canada is a national leader in addictions treatment. He believes virtual treatment will provide greater accessibility across the province, including rural and northern Saskatchewan and suggests it’s a more flexible option for people who have work, school and family responsibilities while receiving treatment. Participants engage in at least nine hours a week of treatment activities, for eight weeks, including virtual group and individual counselling sessions. That is followed with ten months of aftercare.

The program also includes access to education and support for families, support persons and loved ones of participants.