Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
Ms. Gallant, I know this has been long an area of interest to you and I know you've advocated on behalf of soldiers from your constituency. This is a subject that has a great deal of sensitivity. As you would expect, it involves families and it affects soldiers in a very fundamental way.
I'm proud of the fact that I believe our Canadian Forces have significantly modernized in the way we support and embrace our soldiers when they return. You're absolutely correct to say the injuries they suffer are not always apparent; they're not always physically present when they step off a plane when they're coming back from a deployment like Afghanistan. Recognizing this, we have invested in some of the important support that has to be there for them and for their families. There was $100 million, in fairness, set aside by the previous government, which runs until 2009. We are currently examining the necessity to increase that amount for the future. We've also added, and we continue to add, mental health professionals in the area to provide counselling, to provide the necessary support, particularly in the area of post-traumatic stress disorder, which is something that does affect, in many instances, those who have been in a combat zone.
I'm pleased to say that the great majority who do return from deployment return in good health, but for those who don't, there is an intrinsic responsibility for the Government of Canada to care for their health and well-being. So our government and the Department of National Defence are supporting the robust mental health teams that we have currently in the field. They have expertise in areas such as psychiatry, psychology, mental health counselling, addictions counselling, clinical social work, and in some instances, pastoral care. We continue to increase those numbers. They've increased by over 200 in the past few years. They currently are about 450 across the country. If and when the necessity arises, we will increase that number further. For special types of programs like post-traumatic stress, we have experts operating from Halifax to Vancouver and all bases in between. And we have, of course, officials in the field, as well, who are prepared to provide mental health support.
I don't know if you want to add anything to that, General.