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Myrtle Surjik
It is with great sadness that the Schizophrenia Society of Saskatchewan would like to bring to your attention of the passing of Myrtle Surjik in December. Myrtle was a founding member of the SSS and a past president. She was tireless champion for families and persons with mental illness. It probably does not appear in… Continue Reading
Meet the New Rural and Northern Partnership Coordinator
Sean Barschel is a University of Regina Graduate with a BSc Honours in Psychology. Born and raised in the province he has lived and worked here all his life and now he is working towards helping improve the rural component of the Partnership Program. Sean has volunteered and done paid work for a little over a… Continue Reading
Meet the New Executive Director
The Schizophrenia Society of Saskatchewan has a new Executive Director, Dan Sherven. Here is Dan’s bio: “Dan is a long-term educator whose career as a teacher, in-school administrator, human resources manager and Assistant Director of Education spanned 37 years. He also spent 3 years working as an Operations Manager for a non-profit organization in the… Continue Reading
Letter to the Minister of Health in regards to Cannabis
March 21, 2018 Honourable, Jim Reiter Minister of Health Government of Saskatchewan Dear Minister Reiter, I am writing on behalf of the Schizophrenia Society of Saskatchewan to express our concern regarding the upcoming legalization of cannabis in Canada. As a Society we recognize the medical benefit of cannabis, especially in the treatment of pain associated… Continue Reading