Sure, and I think there are two aspects to that. One is to have timely access to crisis support services right in the community that would be mobile, to hook up the individuals with the type of services they need. If it's suicide risk, there is hospitalization sometimes. The other, with the prevention piece, I think it is to have some of these community psycho-educational type of presentations that talk about wellness, available mental health services, warning signs and so on, similar to what's been discussed here.
I certainly concur that there needs to be more of a national strategy. I think there need to be provincial stamps on how that gets rolled out through the sectors in different areas.
Through these workshops and presentations right in communities there is a building of trust in the relationship that people would be able to access in a time of crisis. Also at those presentations—and I've done many of them myself—people will hang around after and start talking to you about their concerns. That's a very good access point to get people into services as well.