Okay.
I’ll be brief.
We've told you about the Institutional Mental Health Initiative, about the link with the community and the work being done in partnership with a number of community agencies to ensure offenders' return to society. We've also talked to you about the teams in the community, social workers, nurses and so on. We've also discussed the doctors and psychiatrists.
In Quebec, there is a special feature. And that is the Martineau Community Correctional Centre. It is an institution that belongs to the Correctional Service of Canada. It is located in Montreal north and operates in cooperation with the community. It is important that the community correctional centres ensure that their services are not provided separately from the community. We work with citizen advisory committees, which essentially consist of volunteers from the surrounding community where we operate. They enable us to get a better grasp of community needs and to adjust our services.
At the Martineau Community Correctional Centre, unless I'm mistaken, there are about 28 spaces for 60% of offenders. Of that number, 24 spaces are occupied by men and 4 by women. Some of those men have reduced mobility problems. They are in wheelchairs and need special medical care. Those 24 spaces for men are for people with mental health problems. The same is true for the women. At Martineau CCC, 60% of the male clientele comes from the Regional Mental Health Centre. We have provided follow-up, integrated our services and provided them with services through a clinical intervention plan carried out into in the community. It should also be understood that, at Martineau CCC, unlike at other CCCs, specialized staff are on-site 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to provide services. There are nurses, whom we call clinical behavioural advisors, parole officers, psychologists and correctional officers. The clientele is met regularly so that we can monitor them, adjust medication and ensure that reintegration plans are being carefully followed.
I won't go any further. I will not address the issue of substance abuse. Based on the questions the clerk sent us, mental health appears to be what interests you most. That's a fundamental factor in Martineau CCC's success because that is the only place where we can really ensure continuity. There's no break in services for mental health cases. We are also developing ties with community agencies that continue the work beyond our mandate.
Thank you.