Saskatchewan launched a new app to find youth reported missing from government care..The Saskatoon Downtown Youth Centre, known as EGADZ, along with the Saskatoon Police Service (SPS) and the Saskatchewan government, joined together for a live demonstration of the app. . Saskatoon Police Car .It is used only in Saskatoon agencies at first but expanding to other Saskatchewan agencies over the next few months. .Ken Cheveldayoff MLA (Saskatoon Willowgrove) praised EGADZ for its leadership in developing the app, with the government providing almost $50,000 towards the app..“I am pleased to announce we provided close to $50,000 to support the development of the Missing Youth Saskatchewan app to engage and support these youth,” said Cheveldayoff..“EGADZ continues to be one of the most innovative community-based organizations in all of Canada, and we are so proud to partner with them to support vulnerable youth here in Saskatoon.”.EGADZ’s Operation Runaway is a risk assessment tool for youth workers to “engage with and assess the youth’s level of risk if they do not return to their home as scheduled.”.If a worker needs to report a missing young person, all it takes is “a click of a button” to “easily share all relevant information with their local police services.”.Saskatoon Police Service Deputy Chief Randy Huisman welcomed the ability to work closely with youth care homes..“The Saskatoon Police Service had a long and successful partnership with EGADZ in our joint efforts to address the needs of at-risk youth,” said Huisman..“We look forward to the digital expansion of the Operation Runaway program and the opportunity to build additional working relationships with other youth care homes.”.EGADZ Executive Director Don Meikle said not all youth who miss a check-in are in danger..“Not all young people who miss a check-in with their worker are at risk of harm,” said Meikle..“Our youth committee was really clear that we need to engage police services for youth who need to be prioritized and report young people who are truly at risk.”.Some examples of youth-at-risk include drug use and mental illness..EGADZ staff completed almost 1,500 risk assessments, with only 235 becoming a missing person report to the SPS..The ministry of Social Services funds the EGADZ residential, street outreach, and Operation Runaway programs.
Saskatchewan launched a new app to find youth reported missing from government care..The Saskatoon Downtown Youth Centre, known as EGADZ, along with the Saskatoon Police Service (SPS) and the Saskatchewan government, joined together for a live demonstration of the app. . Saskatoon Police Car .It is used only in Saskatoon agencies at first but expanding to other Saskatchewan agencies over the next few months. .Ken Cheveldayoff MLA (Saskatoon Willowgrove) praised EGADZ for its leadership in developing the app, with the government providing almost $50,000 towards the app..“I am pleased to announce we provided close to $50,000 to support the development of the Missing Youth Saskatchewan app to engage and support these youth,” said Cheveldayoff..“EGADZ continues to be one of the most innovative community-based organizations in all of Canada, and we are so proud to partner with them to support vulnerable youth here in Saskatoon.”.EGADZ’s Operation Runaway is a risk assessment tool for youth workers to “engage with and assess the youth’s level of risk if they do not return to their home as scheduled.”.If a worker needs to report a missing young person, all it takes is “a click of a button” to “easily share all relevant information with their local police services.”.Saskatoon Police Service Deputy Chief Randy Huisman welcomed the ability to work closely with youth care homes..“The Saskatoon Police Service had a long and successful partnership with EGADZ in our joint efforts to address the needs of at-risk youth,” said Huisman..“We look forward to the digital expansion of the Operation Runaway program and the opportunity to build additional working relationships with other youth care homes.”.EGADZ Executive Director Don Meikle said not all youth who miss a check-in are in danger..“Not all young people who miss a check-in with their worker are at risk of harm,” said Meikle..“Our youth committee was really clear that we need to engage police services for youth who need to be prioritized and report young people who are truly at risk.”.Some examples of youth-at-risk include drug use and mental illness..EGADZ staff completed almost 1,500 risk assessments, with only 235 becoming a missing person report to the SPS..The ministry of Social Services funds the EGADZ residential, street outreach, and Operation Runaway programs.