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Measurement-Based Care for Saskatchewan Care Teams

For psychologists, social workers, counsellors and clinics from Regina and Saskatoon to the north. Clients complete validated scales such as the PHQ-9 and GAD-7 from an email link or QR code, scores arrive with the response, and each client's change is charted across sessions. Canadian customer data is hosted in Google Cloud Canada regions.

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How mental health care is organized in Saskatchewan

Since 4 December 2017, one provincial body, the Saskatchewan Health Authority, has planned and delivered health services for the whole province, after taking over from 12 former regional health authorities. Its mental health and addictions services include intake lines, psychiatric services, case management, inpatient care and peer support, and people can also call HealthLine 811, which answers mental health and addictions calls 24 hours a day. The province notes that not every service is available in every area.

Provincial coverage insures medically required services from physicians, optometrists and dentists; services from psychologists and social workers in private practice are uninsured and are paid by the client, often through private insurance or an employer benefit plan. Some psychologists and social workers also work within the Health Authority's publicly funded services. In both settings, a running record of scores gives client and clinician the same view of progress.

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What HiBoop Does for Saskatchewan Care Teams

  • Saskatchewan's health information law, a single provincial authority and long distances between communities all shape how outcome data is gathered. HiBoop does the measuring; the clinical decisions stay with you.

  • A Written Agreement Before Data Moves

    Before personal health information goes to an outside provider such as HiBoop, HIPA expects the trustee to have a signed agreement in place (s. 18). HiBoop's published BAA policy sets out its standard terms for handling health information under provincial health information acts, and our trust page and security documentation support your review.

  • Only What Each Role Needs

    HIPA's need-to-know rule limits collection, use and disclosure to what is reasonably necessary (s. 23). Role-based access in HiBoop keeps each team member to the clients and records their role calls for.

  • The PHQ-9 and GAD-7 Saskatchewan Research Uses

    Studies of internet-delivered CBT in Saskatchewan's routine care track depression and anxiety with the PHQ-9 and GAD-7. Both are in HiBoop, scored when the client submits and charted session by session, so the numbers inform your clinical judgement.

  • Check-ins That Do Not Need the Drive

    A client in La Ronge or on a farm outside Swift Current answers on their own phone from an email link or QR code, so between-session measurement does not wait for the next trip to town.

  • Substance Use Alongside Mood

    For teams whose clients come through addictions services, HiBoop includes the ASSIST-3, CAGE-AID and BARC-10 for substance involvement and recovery capital, next to the mood and anxiety scales.

  • One Workspace for a Group Practice

    Team and Network plans bring every clinician's caseload in a group practice or multi-site clinic into one account, with access set by role.

Mental health in Saskatchewan

Research data

Research from Saskatchewan

  • Internet-delivered CBT

    Among 4,283 patients accepted to the provincially funded Online Therapy Unit between 2013 and 2019, use grew 37% per year, 11.9% used it while waiting for face-to-face care, and large improvements in depression and anxiety symptoms held at 3 to 4 months.

    Hadjistavropoulos et al., Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 2022 PMID 33840264

  • PHQ-9 and GAD-7 in routine care

    In a routine-care trial with 180 patients, standard and optional weekly therapist support both produced average reductions of at least 47% on the GAD-7 and 43% on the PHQ-9, while completion was 82.4% with standard support and 56.6% with optional support.

    Hadjistavropoulos et al., Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 2017 PMID 28964994

  • Repeated measurement

    In a community sample of 1,201 people in therapist-assisted internet CBT, who answered the PHQ-9 and GAD-7 at six time points, higher symptom scores before treatment predicted greater improvement.

    Edmonds et al., Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 2018 PMID 29421369

  • Predicting change

    Using data from 4,175 Online Therapy Unit patients (2013 to 2021), models predicted clinically significant change on the PHQ-9 or GAD-7 with balanced accuracy of 0.76 and 0.70, and the baseline GAD-7 score was the strongest predictor.

    Roemmel et al., BMJ Open, 2025 PMID 40903086

  • Reach and equity

    Comparing 1,640 routine-care clients from 2021 with census figures, the authors found men, rural and small-town residents, Indigenous people and newcomers under-represented, while symptoms declined in every demographic group and about 82% completed at least 3 of 5 lessons.

    Gretton et al., Internet Interventions, 2026 PMID 42780993

Where Measurement Fits in Saskatchewan

  • HiBoop is independent of these bodies and programs. They are the context your clients, referral sources and regulator already know.

  • Saskatchewan Health Authority

    Since 2017

    The Health Authority is responsible for planning, organizing, delivering and evaluating health services for the entire province. Its mental health and addictions services range from intake lines and case management to Police and Crisis Teams and Rapid Access to Addiction Medicine.

    Single provincial authorityLocal intakeHealthLine 811

  • The 2023 Action Plan

    Five years

    Saskatchewan's five-year Action Plan for mental health and addictions, announced in October 2023, commits to at least 500 new addictions treatment spaces and a central intake system people can contact to refer themselves. By June 2026, the province reported 355 of those spaces open. It followed Working Together for Change, the 10-year plan of 2014.

    Addictions treatment spacesCentral intakeSelf-referral

  • Online Therapy Unit

    Internet-delivered CBT

    The University of Regina's Online Therapy Unit delivers internet-delivered cognitive behaviour therapy in partnership with the Saskatchewan Health Authority, with provincial funding. The province reports that almost 14,000 residents have used its services since 2015.

    Publicly fundedDepression and anxietyProvince-wide

  • Regulated Professions

    Practice

    The Saskatchewan College of Psychologists regulates psychology under The Psychologists Act, 1997, and the Saskatchewan Association of Social Workers regulates social work under The Social Workers Act. The Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association lists Saskatchewan among the provinces where counselling therapy is unregulated or moving toward regulation.

    PsychologistsSocial workersCounselling therapists

Care Teams Across Saskatchewan

  • HiBoop runs in a web browser, so a Saskatoon group practice and a caseload stretched across the north send the same check-ins.

  • Regina

    The capital is home to the University of Regina's Online Therapy Unit, which delivers internet-delivered CBT with the Health Authority.

  • Saskatoon

    Group practices and Health Authority teams in the city can follow change with the same scales across their caseloads.

  • Northern Saskatchewan

    Virtual options on the province's list, such as EHN Virtual Treatment, can be reached from anywhere in Saskatchewan.

  • Rural and farm communities

    HealthLine 811 takes mental health and addictions calls 24 hours a day, seven days a week, so support is a phone call away between appointments.

  • Treaty territories and Métis homeland

    Treaties 2, 4, 5, 6, 8 and 10 cover the province, which has 70 First Nations and is also the homeland of the Métis.

Data sovereignty

Why Saskatchewan clinics choose HiBoop

  • Measurement a Trustee Can Stand Behind

    • Canadian customer data stored in Google Cloud Canada regions and encrypted in transit and at rest
    • SOC 2 Type II certified and PIPEDA compliant
    • A record of who viewed or exported client data, and when
    • Monthly plans from a single published price list
    • Score histories exported as CSV or PDF whenever you need them

  • CAD pricing & support

    Transparent pricing in CAD with flexible payment options for clinics of every size.

    Care
    One clinician, month to month
    $35
    CAD/month
    Team
    Starting price, unlimited clinicians
    $280
    CAD/month
    Network
    Multi-site organizations
    Custom
    Enterprise pricing

100+ validated scales for Saskatchewan clinics

  • Validated scales grouped by what they measure, each with its scoring and source. Public programmes often call this routine outcome monitoring (ROM), or patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs): the same practice of giving a validated scale at regular points and reading the scores over time.

  • Mood, Anxiety and Risk

    • PHQ-9 (Depression)
    • GAD-7 (Anxiety)
    • DASS-21 (Depression, Anxiety, Stress)
    • C-SSRS Screener (Suicide Risk)

  • Substance Use and Recovery

    • ASSIST-3 (Substance Involvement)
    • CAGE-AID (Alcohol and Drug Screen)
    • BARC-10 (Recovery Capital)

  • Trauma and Youth

    • PCL-5 (PTSD)
    • PHQ-A (Adolescent Depression)
    • CRAFFT-2.1 (Youth Substance Use)
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HIPA and Your Clients' Health Information

  • The Health Information Protection Act (HIPA) sets the duties of trustees of personal health information in Saskatchewan, and the Information and Privacy Commissioner reviews trustees' decisions. The duties are your organization's; HiBoop's part is giving you what you need to meet them.

  • What HIPA asks of a trustee

    • Keep policies and procedures for administrative, technical and physical safeguards that protect the integrity, accuracy and confidentiality of the information (s. 16)
    • Enter into a written agreement with an information management service provider before giving it personal health information (s. 18)
    • Collect, use or disclose only the information reasonably necessary for the purpose, and use de-identified information where practicable if it will serve (s. 23)
    • Give individuals access to their own personal health information on written request (s. 32)
    • Train employees on privacy and have each one sign a pledge of confidentiality, under the 2023 regulations

  • What HiBoop provides

    • Published standard terms for handling health information (our BAA policy), with security documentation starting on our trust page
    • Encryption in transit and at rest, with Canadian customer data in Google Cloud Canada regions
    • Role-based access, so each person sees only the clients their work requires
    • Client score histories you can export to answer an access request
    • SOC 2 Type II certification and PIPEDA compliance

  • Preparing your information management agreement?

    Our trust page covers where data is hosted, how it is encrypted and who can reach it. Write to us and we will answer the questions your agreement raises.

    See the trust page

Grants & funding for Saskatchewan mental health clinics

Funding Guide

  • Public and private funding programs that support measurement-based care implementation.

  • eHealth Saskatchewan / Saskatchewan Health Authority

    eHealth Saskatchewan — Digital Health Adoption

    Tech eligible

    eHealth Saskatchewan administers province-wide digital health programs and funds adoption of electronic health records, telehealth, and outcome measurement tools for Saskatchewan practices. Funding flows through SHA and regional health authorities, with mental health and primary care as priority areas.

    VariesLearn more

  • Canada Health Infoway

    Connected Care Innovation Grant

    Tech eligible

    Canada Health Infoway’s Connected Care Innovation Grant provides up to $40K per award to health organizations adopting digital tools — including outcome measurement platforms, electronic records, and patient engagement solutions. With 18 awards per cycle, it’s one of the most accessible Infoway programs for smaller mental health practices.

    Up to $40KLearn more

  • Health Canada

    Working Together to Improve Health Care — Digital Health Stream

    Tech eligible

    Canada committed $25B over 10 years in bilateral agreements with provinces with digital health as a core priority. Each province has discretion over how funds flow; some channel them directly to practices through digital health transformation programs.

    Varies by provinceLearn more

  • Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)

    Mental Health Promotion Innovation Fund

    Tech eligible

    Supports proactive mental health promotion strategies, including digital and technology-enabled interventions. Organizations delivering community-based mental health programs can include measurement technology in their proposals.

    $50K–$1MLearn more

  • Canadian Institutes of Health Research

    CIHR — Health Research Operating Grants

    Tech eligible

    CIHR funds health research including implementation science, digital health, and measurement-based care studies. Practices partnering with universities for MBC research or e-mental health implementation can access significant funding.

    $100K–$1M+Learn more

  • Indigenous Services Canada (ISC)

    First Nations & Inuit Health Branch - Mental Wellness

    Tech eligible

    Indigenous Services Canada’s FNIHB funds community-based mental wellness programs for First Nations and Inuit communities, including technology for culturally adapted outcome measurement, digital mental health tools, and telemental health infrastructure. Organizations serving Indigenous communities should contact their ISC regional office for community-specific funding streams.

    Community-based allocationsLearn more
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Resources for Saskatchewan practitioners

Saskatchewan Privacy, Coverage and Service Resources

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Crisis and urgent help lines

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Measurement-based care

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • Does HiBoop meet HIPA for my practice?

    HIPA places its duties on trustees, so the practical question is whether HiBoop gives you what a trustee needs. It provides published standard terms for handling health information, documented safeguards, Canadian hosting for Canadian customers, role-based access and exportable score histories.

  • Am I a trustee under HIPA?

    HIPA's definition of trustee includes government institutions, the provincial health authority, community clinics and health professionals licensed or registered under an Act the Minister of Health is responsible for, among others. Whether it reaches your practice depends on your profession and setting, so check with your regulator or the Information and Privacy Commissioner's office.

  • Does provincial coverage pay for psychology or counselling?

    Not for private practice. Saskatchewan lists the private services of psychologists and social workers as uninsured, so clients pay themselves or claim through private insurance or a workplace benefit plan. Publicly funded psychology and social work are offered inside the Health Authority.

  • Some of my clients use the Online Therapy Unit. Does HiBoop replace it?

    No. The Online Therapy Unit is a treatment program; HiBoop is a measurement tool for your own practice. If a client takes an internet CBT course while waiting for you or alongside your sessions, you can still send them the PHQ-9 or GAD-7 through HiBoop and keep their scores in one place for your work together.

Official sources for Saskatchewan

  • Billing and payment routes

    1. 1.Saskatchewan Physician Payment Schedule (Medical Services Branch) · fee schedule
    2. 2.Saskatchewan Workers' Compensation Board · workers' compensation
    3. 3.Indigenous Services Canada: NIHB mental health counselling · public program
    4. 4.Veterans Affairs Canada: mental health services · public program
    5. 5.IRCC: Interim Federal Health Program · public program

    Fee codes and amounts are set by each payer and change; check the linked schedule before you bill. HiBoop does not submit claims.

    Regulators and licensing

    1. 1.College of Registered Nurses of Saskatchewan · nurses
    2. 2.Federation of Medical Regulatory Authorities of Canada (FMRAC) · physicians
    3. 3.Association of Canadian Psychology Regulatory Organizations (ACPRO) · psychologists
    4. 4.Canadian Council of Social Work Regulators · social workers

    Data and statistics

    1. 1.Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics
    2. 2.Saskatchewan Health Quality Council
    3. 3.Statistics Canada: Mental Health and Access to Care Survey, 2022
    4. 4.Public Health Agency of Canada: Health Infobase
    5. 5.CIHI: Mental health and substance use
    6. 6.CIHI: National Physician Database

    Listed for reference so you can find the official source. HiBoop is not affiliated with, and is not endorsed by, any of these organizations.