For the families, the Canadian Forces health services does not have a direct mandate to deliver medical care or mental health care to families. However, we can provide care to the families in support of that member.
There are also a significant amount of services available for families through the Canadian Forces morale and welfare services. In the last decade, they have established clinical social work services that are available in over 30 military family resource centres across Canada to support those family members of the CAF members who are impacted by mental health.
There's also a 24-7 family information line, staffed by bilingual mental health clinicians, available to families. The Canadian Forces member assistance program is also a 24-7 bilingual telephone service similar to many employee assistance programs. It is available to offer crisis intervention, and also to provide referrals to both military members and their families in their local community to get the help and support they need.