Veterans Affairs committee  The two departments don't function in exactly the same manner. Veterans Affairs, on the management side, is much more centralized in Charlottetown, whereas DND has a much more decentralized approach, but the two departments are working together. A lot of improvement has happened

Veterans Affairs committee  Yes. What are the Veterans Affairs forms and the Veterans Affairs benefits now that we have the joint personnel support unit and the integrated personnel support centres? As I said, six months prior to their release they're in contact with Veterans Affairs, within the unit, and w

Veterans Affairs committee  That program is called the operational stress injury social support program, or OSISS, for short. We have a network for the military person and another one for their family. So either the individual comes forward and asks for help, or, if we hear through the grapevine that someon

Veterans Affairs committee  Approximately $80,000.

Veterans Affairs committee  If I could perhaps clarify, when the program was set up approximately five years ago, it was a joint effort with Veterans Affairs and DND. As we've moved forward, the realization is that the care after release is not a National Defence responsibility; it is a Veterans Affairs res

Veterans Affairs committee  I think we've come a long way in one specific area. In the last year you've heard through the media, and I believe in the House, about the stand-up of the joint personnel support unit, through which, across the country, we now have centres at all the military locations—19 now, wi

Veterans Affairs committee  No, not necessarily. Especially with the advent of these new units, we are aware of the folks before they leave, so there's already a relationship there. So if there's anything they require help with, we're there to help them get it. For example, both their medical and personal f

Veterans Affairs committee  We'd be happy to help them.

Veterans Affairs committee  My role within the Canadian Forces is as Director of Casualty Support Management. So I am responsible for all the programs and services provide by the Canadian Forces that are not health care services as such. I am also the commander of the new casualty support units that have b