Jessica Olson

Jessica is from North Battleford, Saskatchewan. She works for the SHA as a Registered Social Worker with Child & Youth Mental Health & Addiction. She provides individual counseling and facilitates youth mental health programs such as the B.E.A.T.S. (Building Expression & Awareness through Theatre & Sound) Encounter program, which helps at-risk youth go from destructive to constructive with ever-changing themes that make the program unique, engaging, and impactful. Before SHA, Jessica worked for over 15 years in youth corrections and completed a Bachelor of Social Work at the University of Regina (UofR). She has a diploma in Criminal Justice from Regency College, a certificate in Gladue Report Writing from Royal Roads University, and the Indigenous Perspectives Society in British Columbia. Jessica is currently completing a Master of Social Work at the UofR and is interested in research and program development in suicide prevention, youth mental health, and Canadian corrections.