The families need to be engaged earlier. When there is an inkling that this type of thing is going on, the families need to be engaged much earlier by the Canadian Armed Forces. They need to be trained on what they can expect as these maladies manifest themselves. I believe they should have the ability to pick up the phone to reach out for help and be able to get it quickly.
I don't know if we need to set up a whole new structure, but maybe we need to expand the one we currently have. Right now, Veterans Affairs Canada and the Department of National Defence, the Canadian Armed Forces, have extended services through the military family resource centres, the MFRCs, to families for a couple of years after retirement. I think that's a tremendous idea. It allows for continuity before phasing off to the next part of their lives. We could do the same thing for mental health.
We have to get the families, and especially the spouses, involved and tell them what it is they can expect and where they can reach for help, because these maladies manifest at home first.