Veterans Affairs committee  I'm pretty sure a study hasn't been done on that. Again, we just don't have enough funding for mental health research. I think it's really important to remember that most of the time we're not guided by evidence, and it's really important to invest in that. I think identity, es

Veterans Affairs committee  I'm not sure what CIMVHR receives. I guess I'm talking broadly about the field of suicide. What we're trying to do is suicide prevention around the world. This is not a criticism of Canada. It's around the world. We have very limited evidence around suicide prevention. The articl

Veterans Affairs committee  I wasn't aware that it was not considered an operational stress injury. Over the course of the time that I've worked at our OSI clinic, we see members, and we provide treatment. I wasn't aware of that piece.

Veterans Affairs committee  I think that certainly can have an impact. For someone who has gone through a sexual assault, not having support is a really important piece. But I wasn't aware of that piece.

Veterans Affairs committee  I would completely echo that. We've developed cognitive behaviour therapy classes at our site, where we educate both clients and family members in learning the CBT skills that are important in managing depression and anxiety. The family members really appreciate being involved in

Veterans Affairs committee  Thank you so much again for inviting me to speak. There are two things I want to be specific on. One is that it's really important to review suicide systematically to see what specific issues are occurring and what the intervention points are. There are general suicide intervent