Serves the entire province of Saskatchewan
sanctum 1.5
Operating since 2018, Sanctum 1.5 is a transitional care home for pregnant women who inject drugs. We offer a supportive home for women and facilitate mother-infant bonding and positive parenting
Pregnant Women who are:
- High risk (actively using substances)
- HIV Positive and not engaged in care
- At risk infant apprehension at birth
By incorporating existing community services in Sanctum’s safe and supportive environment, the prenatal home works preventively to meet the health and social needs of these women more effectively and efficiently which will improve the health and wellbeing of mom and baby while also mitigating the risks associated with apprehensions of infants at birth.
- Medical supports
- Primary Care physician
- Pediatrician
- Obstetrics & Gynaecology
- Cultural support
- Addiction supports
- Parenting supports
- In-house trauma counselling
- Dedicated child protection team
- Eat, sleep, console
- Outreach support and care for 12 months
Our Impact
529%
increase in stable prenatal care
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0%
of babies born to prenatal mothers admitted to Sanctum 1.5 have HIV
- Sanctum 1.5
75%
decrease in daily substance use
- Sanctum 1.5
23%
of infants have been placed with Kin
- Sanctum 1.5
128
mothers have graduated this program and 128 infants (two sets of twins)
- Sanctum 1.5
75%
of mothers involved with SANCTUM 1.5 have custody of their infants.
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“I really felt kind of hopeless, like there was nothing I can do at this point."
“Sanctum has helped me realize I can and do want to be a mother.”
“They made it easier for me by just being there — they understood, they didn’t judge me”
“They made me feel accepted and normal, not like I should be shunned and put in the corner, that I’m a horrible person for what I do. They made me feel like I was human”
“Now I have a home, and even have the hopes to get my son back in my life. There’s actually potential for things to get better and I owe everything to them.”
THEIR STORIES
We can help
Oftentimes people fall through the healthcare system but we’re here to fill the gap.
HOW YOUR DONATIONS HELP sanctum 1.5
Your donations will help us fund our programs and provide necessary resources for high risk women and women living with HIV.
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