Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I'd like to go back to Dr. Fitzgerald and your comment about mental health being of national interest. There's no question about that, and also the connection made here by a number of witnesses between mental health and poverty. We know in terms of mental health that there's a moral argument as well as an economic argument for investing in it. I'd like to focus a little on the economic advantages to early intervention.
For you, as well as Dr. Lipman, can we talk a bit about the economic advantages of early intervention, in essence convincing a government to invest because at the end of the day they save by early investment? Then, secondly, what about the the innovative strategies? What can you say to us, as a federal government, in the way of coming up with a strategy or an idea that will give us the best result for our money?
Dr. Fitzgerald, I liked the idea that you mentioned about best practices and the sharing of those practices. That may be one example. Does that go on, and if not, why?
The two questions essentially for the two of you are, the economic advantages of early intervention, and innovative strategies in this area to give us the best result for our investment.