{"id":672048,"date":"2026-05-15T21:50:45","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T21:50:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/672048\/"},"modified":"2026-05-15T21:50:45","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T21:50:45","slug":"finding-saskatchewan-mental-health-addictions-help-made-easier-on-sha-website","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/672048\/","title":{"rendered":"Finding Saskatchewan mental health, addictions help made easier on SHA website"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.saskhealthauthority.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Saskatchewan Health Authority<\/a> has made changes to its website to improve people\u2019s ability to find and access information about mental health and addiction services.<\/p>\n<p>Read more:<\/p>\n<p>In a news release this week, the SHA said a new \u201csearch by service\u201d function on the health authority\u2019s website helps people in the province find mental health and addictions services more quickly \u201cand with greater confidence,\u201d the province stated.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-971429\" class=\"wp-image-971429 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/sha-mental-health-screengrab.jpg\" alt=\"The new search function on the SHA website. \" width=\"884\" height=\"157\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-971429\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The new search function on the SHA website. (Saskatchewan Health Authority website\/Screengrab)<\/p>\n<p>Rather than focusing on where services are located, the change allows user to see what services are available, in addition to their locations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cResidents will be able find the information they need, regardless of whether services are delivered by the SHA, provincially funded recovery treatment centres or federally funded treatment providers,\u201d the release stated.<\/p>\n<p>Mental Health and Addictions Minister Lori Carr said the online enhancements are proof the province is \u201ccontinuing to put Saskatchewan patients and families first.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt what is often a stressful time in their lives, residents will benefit from a patient-centred website that reduces barriers to finding information, helps support informed decision-making and minimizes frustration,\u201d Carr said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe recognize that when information is spread across multiple sources, it can be difficult to navigate available services,\u201d added Derek Miller, the health authority\u2019s chief operating officer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis new search-by-service feature is an important step toward a more integrated, patient-centred system, helping reduce barriers and better connect people to care when and where it is needed, closer to home.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The online updates were funded by the province, with about $250,000 provided to the health authority for the project, \u201claying the foundation for future system-wide digital improvements.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Miller said the health authority remains committed to \u201cproviding timely, accessible mental health and addictions information to support individuals and families in finding the care they need.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Saskatchewan Health Authority has made changes to its website to improve people\u2019s ability to find and access information&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":672049,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[49,48,84,393,394],"class_list":["post-672048","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mental-health","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-health","tag-mental-health","tag-mentalhealth"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/672048","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=672048"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/672048\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/672049"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=672048"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=672048"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=672048"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}