I think the support could definitely focus on the implementation of the first nations mental illness continuum frameworkânot doing it for us but in collaboration, taking leadership from first nations organizations. There is a national team that is focused on the implementation of that framework. It's a team that is reflective of the social determinants of health and a number of different federal government departments.
There is good opportunity there for collaboration. I know there was previous first nations involvement in the fifth strategic direction of the national strategy. As for where that's gone in terms of implementation, it's reflected in the mental wellness strategic action plan that was the predecessor to the first nations mental wellness continuum framework. But it is the continuum framework that defines what first nations people have said across the country in terms of the model to address suicide, depression, anxiety, and all of the issues that come out of institutional care, whether it's a residential school history, the child welfare system, or the justice system. It's a complex model that takes a population health approach and looks at collaboration across governments, across service sectors, and across national organizations.
The National Native Addictions Partnership Foundation, the Assembly of First Nations, and the Native Mental Health Association have had some conversation with the Mental Health Commission about the mental wellness continuum framework and expect to see it in the strategic action plan.