Kids Help Phone: Kids Help Phone is Canada’s only 24/7 e-mental health service offering free, confidential support in English and French to young people since 1989. It has expanded its services to enable newcomer youth from Afghanistan and Ukraine to get support from professional phone counsellors in Dari, Pashto, Russian, and Ukrainian, via specially trained interpreters. This service is available 24/7 from anywhere in Canada by calling 1-800-668-6868 to chat with a counsellor.
Young people can receive support from Kids Help Phone’s professional counsellors in Plains Cree and Ojibway with an over-the-phone interpreter present. This support is available Monday-Friday, between the hours of 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saskatchewan time, by dialing 1-800-668-6868 and pressing 3. Outside of these hours, professional phone counsellor support is available at any time in English and French.
The hope for Wellness Help Line offers immediate help to all indigenous peoples across Canada, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Call 1-855-242-3310
Chat online at hopeforwellness.ca
The provision of NESD consultant services is determined by the division’s Response to Intervention process; its focus is on early intervention and the intensity of student need. All support services are delivered in an educational context.
Counselling Consultant - provides counselling services to students who are experiencing social, emotional, or behavioural challenges that may impede success at school.
English as an Additional Language Consultant - provides direct and consultative service to teachers and students to maximize student learning.
Educational Psychologist - provides assessment and programming services for students with exceptional learning, emotional or behavioural needs.
Occupational Therapist - provides direct and consultative service relative to environmental modifications, adaptive equipment, and regulation strategies.
Outreach Worker – fosters student well-being, facilitates nutrition programming and functions as a liaison between school, home and community
Speech Language Pathologist - provides direct and consultative services in the areas of language, communication, and articulation.
801 Assiniboia St., Box 99, Melfort, SK, S0E 1A0 mucc@nesd.ca | 306.752.2891 | Fax: 306.752.1933