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National Defence committee The biggest one is the peer group work. Often what will happen if they come out and unsuccessfully transition is they'll end up on their own, isolated, trying to withdraw to the wilderness and not be around busy sounds and places like cities. This is hugely difficult when they're trying to make a career transition.
December 10th, 2013Committee meeting
Tim Laidler
National Defence committee Yes, I'm aware of it. We present, every year, our research findings at CIMVHR, the Canadian Institute for Military and Veteran Health Research.
December 10th, 2013Committee meeting
Tim Laidler
National Defence committee When it comes to trauma, I see it like jumping out of an airplane: if you don't have a parachute and you land on the ground, you're going to get broken legs and all sorts of messed up things if you survive. That's what trauma is like. There's very little you can do to stop yourself from being traumatized by something.
December 10th, 2013Committee meeting
Tim Laidler
National Defence committee The primary source has been the Royal Canadian Legion. They've funded this project for the last 15 years in B.C. as a research project. Within the last year, we've received support from the True Patriot Love Foundation, Wounded Warriors, and the Dominion Command of the Royal Canadian Legion to expand it nationally.
December 10th, 2013Committee meeting
Tim Laidler
National Defence committee There is zero cost to the veteran. We pay for all their travel, all their accommodations, and everything to take the program.
December 10th, 2013Committee meeting
Tim Laidler
National Defence committee Currently, we are doing it on a needs basis. We have focused on the east coast because we've seen that there's a higher proportion of veterans out there. From here, we're building it out to where we get the most traction. Often they'll be one of our graduates who'll go back to the community and tell us that they have five people who are sort of interested, and we curtail it to where we're able to get that traction.
December 10th, 2013Committee meeting
Tim Laidler
National Defence committee Yes. Some of our graduates are actually OSISS operators. It is a good source for our recruitment.
December 10th, 2013Committee meeting
Tim Laidler
National Defence committee We've been going to the smaller communities, especially in areas where there's a large reservist population and perhaps not a major regular force base presence. That being said, we still do see a need in those areas, too. Then, ideally, we'll have programs running to support all the different generations.
December 10th, 2013Committee meeting
Tim Laidler
National Defence committee Thank you so much for having me here. My name is Tim Laidler. I'm the executive director of the Veterans Transition Network. It's a non-profit organization started by the University of British Columbia, which is based on a 15-year research project called the veterans transition program.
December 10th, 2013Committee meeting
Tim Laidler