HOMEBASE in Sturgeon Lake First Nation. (Submitted photo/Government of Sask)

By paNOW Staff

HOMEBASE

Integrated Youth Services hub opens in Sturgeon Lake

Aug 25, 2025 | 10:51 AM

A First Nation located 30 minutes northwest of Prince Albert is the fourth community in the province to launch an integrated youth services( IYS) hub – delivering supports to people between the ages of 12 to 25 and their caregivers.

While the hub, known as HOMEBASE, will operate in Sturgeon Lake First Nation, the services are available to any young person, regardless of where they live in Saskatchewan.

“I am pleased that Sturgeon Lake First Nation is home to a new HOMEBASE hub,” Mental Health and Addictions Minister Lori Carr said. “Integrated youth services are an effective way to connect young people with the resources they need in the right place, at the right time.”

HOMEBASE will provide co-located access to mental health and addictions services, physical health services, peer supports, education, employment and training supports, cultural and traditional supports, and social and community supports.

The HOMEBASE provincial team within the John Howard Society of Saskatchewan (JHSS) is leading the implementation of the four hubs across the province with $4.5 million in 2025/26 from the Government of Saskatchewan for development and operations. Sturgeon Lake First Nation Health Centre has been contracted to operate the hub.

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Director of Integrated Youth Services JHSS Pamela Reimer said the centre is also the site of a former national research project: Saskatchewan’s Access Open Minds.

“This partnership allows us to build on the incredible work already underway in the community and to expand culturally responsive services for all youth,” Reimer said.

IYS is a national and international movement, aimed at reimagining how youth and their caregivers find and access the resources, services and supports they need. The first HOMEBASE hub opened its doors in September 2024 in Humboldt. Moose Jaw and Regina also have locations.

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