Status of Women committee  Yes, I can take that one. We commissioned a number of economists to do our report, so that's how we looked at things from a private and employer perspective. If I even just use employers as an example, Canadian employers could expect to recover $6 billion to $7 billion with att

Status of Women committee  I think as you've heard us all say, including Ms. Phoenix, the multidisciplinary approach is really the most comprehensive way that we're going to address a disorder such—

Status of Women committee  Absolutely, and it's multidisciplinary. We all have a role to play in this because it needs the nutrition, it needs the education, it needs the family counselling, it needs the psychological interventions, it needs the medication.

Status of Women committee  Yes.

Status of Women committee  It goes back to making it a basic health service, the provision of psychological care by psychologists.

Status of Women committee  I think one of the key things, at least among the psychological research, whether it's done in an academic setting or in a clinical setting by a science practitioner, is that knowledge translation. So whether it's done via conferences, whether it's done through journals, or wheth

Status of Women committee  I'm actually going to ask Dr. Tasca to speak to the cuts in a moment. But I can definitely say that for us, from an impact perspective, we're here, we're specialized in the assessment, the diagnosis, and the treatment. We can assist in the research on where the gaps are in terms

Status of Women committee  Yes, absolutely.

Status of Women committee  Absolutely.

Status of Women committee  No. She highlighted them.

Status of Women committee  Specific guidelines for...?

Status of Women committee  I'm not sure I understood the question. Our mantra at the Canadian Psychological Association is that everyone should have access to psychological services regardless of whatever mental health disorder they are suffering from. We want the right provider at the right time, regardl

Status of Women committee  Not to my knowledge. We have practice guidelines, yes, but not specific to eating disorders.

Status of Women committee  Madam Chair, one of the greatest challenges when it comes to caring for the mental health of Canadians is the significant barriers to accessing mental health services. Only one-third of those in need of mental health services will actually receive the help they need. We have psyc