Mental health is something that I had mentioned as one of the priorities.
I think there are some great examples across the country, such as police tagging up with mental health workers in police cars to attend an initial response. Going forward, to make a long story short, this is something that's going to need a comprehensive and collaborative strategy.
I was just at the justice reform committee about two weeks ago in Montreal. At the reform committee there were judges, prosecutors, defence lawyers, police leaders, deputy ministers, etc., and the common response coming out of there is that we need to do a better job of mental health before it's even in the justice system. How we deal with it when it's in the justice system is another thing. It kind of follows that same pattern, based on risk, cradle to grave.
We need a balanced approach to mental health. We tend to focus on just one specific area. The reality is that the majority of mental health issues, with some early recognition, can be controlled with medication. Unfortunately, we don't get in the door, the path, or the stream early enough, and we need to do a better job of that.