Courts of Saskatchewan

Therapeutic Courts

Provincial Court

Therapeutic Courts take a problem-solving approach to justice. They address social and personal issues underlying or causing a person’s criminal behavior, such as addictions and mental illness.

Saskatchewan’s Provincial Court, like its counterparts across the country, has established several therapeutic courts in recent years.

• Domestic Violence Court
• Drug Treatment Court
• Mental Health Court

There are seven Therapeutic Courts in Saskatchewan. The Therapeutic Courts Oversight Committee began its work in 2019. This committee sets provincial standards and provides oversight of Therapeutic Courts.

• Governance Structure

Domestic Violence Courts

• Domestic Violence Court (DVC) Overview and Standards
• DVC Planning document – This planning document sets out the various steps in the process in starting a DVC and is intended to guide the working of a planning team in developing a new DVC proposal.

Drug Treatment Courts

• Drug Treatment Court (DTC) Overview and Standards
• DTC Planning document – This planning document sets out the various steps in the process in starting a DTC and is intended to guide the working of a planning team in developing a new DTC proposal.

Mental Health Courts

• Mental Health Court (MHC) Overview and Standards
• MHC Planning document – This planning document sets out the various steps in the process in starting a MHC and is intended to guide the working of a planning team in developing a new MHC proposal.

Dawn Anderson
Director, Therapeutic Courts
Court Services, Ministry of Justice
306-787-8864

• Problem-Solving in Canada’s Courtrooms, A Guide to Therapeutic Justice, National Judicial Institute, 2011.
• La Résolution de problèmes dans les salles d’audience du Canada, La justice thérapeutique: un guide, National Judicial Institute, 2011