Absolutely, I can add to that.
I think the impact that it can have is beyond what we can possibly imagine. Some of the biggest issues that we're seeing are wait times. We know, depending on whether we're urban versus rural, we can be waiting for children's services for up to two and a half years. This is not to be dramatic, but this can literally be a life-or-death situation. We're seeing that the number of mental health struggles among children has increased exorbitantly due to the pandemic, lockdown and isolation and all they cause, as we are very social beings.
With that, it could help to increase standardization of service across the system. We know right now that there are some things that different governments are doing. For example, in Ontario, there's the structured psychotherapy program, which provides short-term psychotherapy and CBT, specifically. It's an amazing program, but let's see how we can bolster that and fill in the gaps.
For me, this is, absolutely, a great idea. It's a starting point to help increase the standardization of access to different services, while also ensuring that we're not only providing certain types of therapies. We have to be able to give people the choice they want. Just because a particular therapist is available, it doesn't mean that they're going to jibe with that client.
Therapy is all about that human connection and that relational connection. It's very different from what we might experience with going to see a physician who does a diagnosis of physical symptoms. We want to make sure it's not just, “Okay, this person is in front of you. Figure it out”, but giving them options to determine what's best for their needs, whether that's cognitive behavioural therapy, arts therapy, sand therapy or whatever that might be.