Mental Health & Addiction Services: Mental Health Promotion & Education

Mental health promotion programs are intended to promote health and mental wellness for all citizens in the Regina Qu'Appelle Health Region. Assisting people to create and maintain physical, mental, emotional and spiritual health is done in a variety of ways.

Public education information is aimed at improving individual coping and general living skills, whether you be a child, adolescent, adult or senior citizen. Some mental health promotion programs are designed to create healthier workplaces or develop better parenting skills. Others are intended to address problems in society that are known to contribute to poor mental health, like poverty, illiteracy, lack of education or skills, and poor social support.

Another very important area of mental health promotion involves educating the public about mental illness and about the strengths and abilities of persons with severe mental illness. These kinds of programs, over time, hope to reduce the stigma these individuals still face every day and pave the way for understanding, inclusion and full citizenship.