About Us
Based out of Treaty 6 Territory and the Homeland of the Métis (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan), Oaks Mental Health offers training to organizations and individuals across Canada. We are passionate about equipping helping professionals to be skilled and compassionate in supporting peoples’ mental health.
Our education emphasizes evidence-based approaches and practical applications. We work with a diverse range of organizations including schools, non-profits, clinics, hospitals, social services, care homes, and more.
Our Services
Our Values
Empathy
We believe that empathy is essential to any effective mental health intervention.
Autonomy
People have the right to make their own choices, even if we disagree with them.
Collaboration
We believe people have valuable wisdom and insight into their own lives and should be consulted on how to move forward.
Trama-Informed
We actively acknowledge the pervasive impact of trauma and the necessity of creating safe environments.
Harm Reduction
We do not view addiction or substance use as moral failings and recognize that abstinence is not always possible or helpful.
Anti-Oppressive
We acknowledge and talk about how sex, gender, class, race, ability, health status, body size, religion, etc. affect peoples’ experiences.
Strengths-Based
We highlight the ways people show strength in their suffering even when its hard to see.
Lived-Experience
We want to bring real-world insight to mental health training, helping bridge the gap between research and what people actually experience in their lives.
Our Impact
150+
Oaks has worked with over 150 different organizations.
4,500+
We've trained over 4,500 individuals through both public and private education sessions.
Across Canada
We've trained people from Saskatchewan, Alberta, Manitoba, British Columbia, Ontario & Prince Edward Island.
Virtual Reach
Our online Foundations of Suicide Intervention course has attracted students from 8 different provinces.