Saskatchewan. Division of Mental Services

Secondary Agency

Saskatchewan. Division of Mental Services

• Division of Mental Services

1947-1950

In 1947, the Office of the Commissioner of Mental Services was reorganized into the Division of Mental Services in the Department of Public Health. The Division's mandate was administering psychiatric hospitals, training schools, short term treatment units in general hospitals and community psychiatric services, including mental health clinics. The Division was headed by a commissioner in Regina.

In 1947, the division was responsible for two psychiatric hospitals (North Battleford and Weyburn), the Saskatchewan Training School (Weyburn), one psychiatric ward (Regina General Hospital), and mental health clinics in Regina, Weyburn, Moose Jaw and North Battleford.

In September 1947, the division began administering the newly-established 500 hour, three year psychiatric nursing training program. In 1949, the division employed five teacher-psychologists to provide mental health consultative services to schools across the province. The teacher-psychologists assisted teachers individually and in groups in dealing with individual children and special situations.

On April 1, 1950 the Division of Mental Services was reorganized into the Psychiatric Services Branch.

The primary function of the Division of Mental Services was administering mental health clinics, facilities for the mentally challenged, short term psychiatric treatment centres and psychiatric hospitals in Saskatchewan.

The Department of Public Health Act (S.S. 1923, c.9)

Saskatchewan. Office of the Commissioner of Mental Services (1930-1947)

Saskatchewan. Dept. of Public Health. Psychiatric Services Branch (1950-1974)

Saskatchewan. Department of Public Health (1923-1974)

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Authority record created on 2008-10-28. Approved 2012-03-06. Last modified on 2017-11-29.

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