Certainly in theatre a multidisciplinary care team is deployed. In addition to chaplain counsel there would be other resources as well, mental health nurses, etc. We do have resources in theatre that can be brought to bear to address whatever counselling needs might present themselves for the peers, for soldiers who have lost their mates.
On the home front, clearly the chaplain assigned to a family at the time will remain with that family and journey with them for weeks and maybe even months and get them to a point where we can bridge that care maybe to a civilian parish and other long-term counselling services that may be available in their community or through the Family Resource Centre.
One of the initiatives the Canadian Forces have adopted is something called Shoulder to Shoulder, which is about our enduring commitment to provide ongoing grief counselling to the families of our fallen. That involves the director of quality of life, and the military family services program. There is a 1-800 number. Essentially we want to ensure that none of those families is left without someone to call and to care and to respond to their need. You'll never take away the pain from that loss, but ideally you get them to a point where they can bear that pain with the support that's around them, and move forward.