I feel like we need to continue to expand our attention in that area. I do see that there is more research happening and more attention being paid to support mental health for the indigenous community, but it's still early days. There's such a problem with the lack of trust, as has been mentioned and as I'm sure you're all aware, in terms of someone actually being able to feel comfortable self-identifying as indigenous.
There's a program now at BC Women's Hospital. We have a system in place to connect indigenous patients with an indigenous peer support worker and an elder, but they need to feel comfortable identifying as indigenous. Given what we know about racism in the health care system and all of the discrimination and the negative, harmful impacts that can have, it's understandable if indigenous people don't feel comfortable sharing that they are indigenous or coming to the health care system at all.
It's a big issue, but we are working to find ways to build that trust with the community and trying to find a way to meet their mental health care needs in the perinatal period.