Thank you very much.
Lack of access to services is a huge problem among the farming community and anyone right across Canada but particularly those in rural settings.
The program I mentioned, called Roots of Hope, is something that.... Yes, it is important to have trained professionals, but in some of the smaller communities where we are seeing that program being rolled out right now, there's a thing called peer support work. Not everybody needs a highly paid clinician. There is a time and a place for that. But certainly having access to peer support....
We have to be more innovative. In a country the size of Canada, we can't build mental health clinics on every single corner.
I mentioned e-mental health. Those services can be accessed online or even by telephone if need be. It has seen great success in areas within Canada, as well as in other countries.
I mentioned Strongest Families, which has a huge program that can be accessed 24-7 at home. We know that cognitive behaviour therapy for anxiety and depression is not only as effective online as it is in person but sometimes even more so.
I think we have to rethink the way in which we are delivering services, in order to get these important programs to people, particularly when they are feeling suicidal.