Yes, I think that the integration of our prevention and health promotion methods were part of what we tried to do on Op Laser. An excellent health care system for those who are struggling and need help is important, of course, but it is equally important—maybe more important—to have all these kinds of prevention and supporting services in place.
The question was about an example other than Operation Laser. I'm trying to think of something that's not operations-based. I think we do something very similar to what we did for Operation Laser on our other operations, as Lieutenant-Colonel Bailey answered to another question. We screen people before they go, as well as in conjunction with their families, to make sure that it's the right decision for them and the right time for them to go. We have supports in place for them while they are deployed. We do post-deployment screening to verify how folks are feeling when they come back and to try to facilitate getting them into care, if that is the right thing for them. We also have a host of other psycho-social supports and educational things that we can help direct people toward.
Some of the other things that Lieutenant-Colonel Bailey mentioned might also be relevant to the question about how we're integrating. I know we keep coming back to the road to mental readiness program, but it's a great example of how that is being integrated throughout members' careers. It is provided in basic training and it's provided in many of the other steps in a military member's career.
It's no longer something to support people on difficult deployments, as it started out to be. It's becoming something that we are integrating into everything our members do, to help make them stronger in a career even if they never deploy. We absolutely have members who never have to put themselves in that situation, but we still put them in demanding jobs where things like managing their mental health and being proactive are still as important.
