MOOSE JAW - SOUTH CENTRAL
REGIONAL INTERSECTORAL COMMITTEE

INTERSECTORAL PROGRAMS

Mental Health/Addictions Adolescent School Based Team

This program is shared Between Mental Health and School Divisions. The school based team consists of four mental health/addictions workers who provide the equivalent of 2 FTE’s for direct programming in the schools. The programs include both prevention and clinical services. The School Divisions provides partial funding for one FTE Mental Health/Addictions Services Worker ($65,000.00 per year). The remainder of funding for other staff is through Five Hills Health Region (FHHR). This program has been operating since 2003.

 

Funding Source
Education	Salary
Mental Health	Salary and Benefits
	Office Space/Equipment

 

Integrated Case Management Program (ICMP)

The Integrated Case Management Program enhances the quality of life for families, children and youth by using a comprehensive, coordinated and multi-sectoral approach. The majority of the children referred to the program are between the ages of 5-16 and present with severe emotional, behavioural, social and emotional challenges. Referrals are made through the Interagency intake committee comprised of staff from Social Services, Education, and Mental Health. The program provides integrated case management as well as mentors. This program will be converted to a Family Liaison Worker Program in fall of 2008.

Funding Source
Mental Health	Salary and Benefits (.5 FTE) Office Space/Equipment
	Mentors' Salaries

 

Community Youth Adolescent Program (CYAP)

This is an integrated case management program that addresses the needs of youth from 16 to 22 who have complex and multiple needs. These youth have addictions, Mental Health issues, problems with the justice system, employment, and school problems. Along with case management this program offers job coaches, and mentors are paid for through various grants and cost sharing arrangements with Justice, Social Services and Education.

Funding Source
Mental Health	Salary and Benefits Office Space/Equipment
Mentors' Salaries	Education
	Salary

 

Early Intervention Program (ESSP)

This program offers prevention, intervention and educational programs to children and their families in both urban and rural settings through family literacy and early social skills training. The programs are offered in Day Cares, Preschools and Home Day Cares in settings throughout the Health Region. Currently, programming occurs in 17 centres involving approximately 300 children. The goal of the Early Social Skills program is to teach children pro-social skills and to assist them in choosing healthy, socially acceptable behaviour. This program offers a parenting component for parents and a training program for caregivers. The program for rural and city preschools is funded by Education, Mental Health and Social Services. Social Services fund the licensed day cares and home day care centers in Moose Jaw and Assiniboia.
Social Services also fund the licensed day care and home day care centres in Moose Jaw and Assiniboia.

Daycares:

Funding Source
Mental Health	Salary and Benefits Office Space/Equipment
Education (Prairie South School Division)	Facilitators, Materials, Travel
Early Learning and Childcare branch- Community Solutions grant	Facilitators, Materials, Travel for Parenting Programs for licensed Day Cares
	Parenting, Workshops, Training, Travel

7 Mentorship Program

This program provides mentors to children. The children are identified by the various agencies and accepted onto the program through an Interagency intake committee. The goal of the program is to assist children in building positive relationships with an adult which in turn will strengthen a child’s self-esteem, confidence and school performance. Mentors help youth by coaching and reinforcing appropriate behaviour and by providing good role models.

 

Funding Source
Mental Health	Salary and benefits Office Space/Equipment
Education	Mentor Salaries
Education	Administrative support
Social Services	Fee for service- one client

KidsFirst

The KidsFirst program is a program for vulnerable families with young children. It operates under the umbrella of the RIC and is accountable to the Five Hills Health Region. KidsFirst is funded through the Early Childhood Development Unit, Department of Learning.
At present (2008), there are 48 families receiving service with a capacity for 52 families in 2008. These families have access to a wide range of support and counselling services provided by both staff from the KidsFirst Program, as well as from other agencies in the community.

Prenatal Case Finding
The successful primary prevention of parenting difficulties and negative birth outcomes depends on the ability to identify vulnerable families to the birth of their child. The target population are those pregnant women who are at high risk of having poor birth outcomes due to poor socio-economic circumstances.

In Hospital Screening at Birth
All consenting mothers giving birth in Saskatchewan hospitals are screened. The screening tool uses factors contributing to vulnerability and assigns a weight to each of them, dependent on how much they contribute. The resultant score provides a priority ranking. A score of 9 or greater in this tool identifies the family as in need of a more in-depth assessment.

In-Depth Family Assessment
Families who live in the targeted KidsFirst areas and score about the “9” will receive an in-depth family assessment. This assessment will be conducted by a public health nurse. This will identify families who are most vulnerable to poor outcomes and will benefit most from intensive home visiting.

Home Visiting
The program serves families both before and after the birth of their child. The home visiting program will promote healthy development of children, assist families with issues related to their risk circumstances, build on family strengths, develop parenting skills, and connect families with resources in the communities.

Mental Health & Addictions Services
Mental Health/Addictions staff will be available to not only provide support to the families but also for consultation to the rest of the KidsFirst program.

Early Learning & Care and Family Supports
KidsFirst provides day care spaces, early learning opportunities and family support to all families in the program.

Speech/Language
Services are available for preschoolers who are in need of remedial speech therapy supports.