There are many different procedures in place. One of the big divisions, of course, will be whether it's through Veterans Affairs. If people have an identified mental illness or mental injury that's attributable to military service, the really important thing we've changed over the years is making sure that they have their assured Veterans Affairs paperwork, their eligibility and veterans card, all of those things, in place prior to release. That's one of the most important things.
We also allow, and it's something we almost encourage, that if people know their intended place of release, we will make that handover to Veterans Affairs during the last six months. As one your colleagues earlier said in regard to how people tend to release, if you're in Borden, you might stay within the Barrie area.
In Ottawa, we have a Veterans Affairs OSI clinic and we have our own clinics. If we can find a clinician, we can help make that transition smoother, then, even while they're still in service seeing military family doctors and psychiatrists if they find a therapist within the Veterans Affairs system.
Closing the gap between that in the transition is certainly an important piece. The Canadian Armed Forces has just stood up a specific group, an organization responsible for transition. They would probably be able to answer the question better from a holistic or overall point of view.
From a health perspective, the transition group will essentially attempt to make sure that people have ongoing health care and are connected to family physicians. It often gets complicated, depending on where people elect to release from the military. They might move to a more remote community despite having health needs, so there are those challenges.