The NDP wants the provincial government to develop an emergency support plan to help those impacted by the closure of Prairie Harm Reduction.

Mental Health and Addiction Shadow Minister Betty Nippi-Albright says that the government needs to provide updates on what measures they are taking to protect vulnerable individuals in the community following the closure.

“What is the government’s plan on addressing this? And they need to be briefing the public daily, they need to let us know what is happening, what measures they have in place, what safeguards do they have in place for those individuals that no longer have a place to go.”

Nippi-Albright adds that the over 2000 people living on the streets of Saskatoon will be worse off without the supports that Prairie Harm Reduction provided.

“My question is, where are all of those people going to go? And I fear that more people will go without lifesaving treatment and services and that more people are going to die.”

She encourages people to write letters asking the government to requesting their help to support those impacted by the closure.

“Write to the Minister Carr’s office, write to the government, cc me as the MLA for Saskatoon Centre and the Shadow Minister for Mental Health and Addictions. Call on Premier Scott Moe and demand urgent action. I ask all people to hold your provincial government MLAs to account on this. This shouldn’t happen.”

The closure of Prairie Harm Reduction has also resulted in the loss of over 100 jobs.

The Family Support division of Prairie Harm Reduction supported around 400 Saskatchewan families every quarter in 2025.