Good morning and thank you for joining our committee today.
It's a very important topic and we have to move forward quickly because one life is too many and your testimony will be important in moving forward.
We heard that in many isolated and northern communities there's a difficulty in attracting and retaining mental health professionals, which is a challenge. You see different workers coming all the time and no relationship is developed with people requiring mental health services. A connection is made and then, all of a sudden, they leave. It's a really big challenge.
What are the challenges in attracting professional health workers in communities outside large urban centres?