NDP leader promises $10 million for student mental health
Saskatchewan NDP Leader Ryan Meili has promised $10 million to support student mental health should he become premier this fall.
Half of that money would be used to hire 50 mental health nurses for schools across the province.
The province would work with school divisions on the rest of the funds, hiring child psychologists, counsellors, speech language pathologists and other supports.
In an announcement outside Regina’s Balfour Collegiate on Monday morning, Meili said parents and teachers are telling him that children are facing long wait times to get help.