When Mr. Head appeared before the committee, he said, and I'm quoting him here, “I cannot stress enough how important that” occupational stress injury support is. He went on to say, “The way we talk about it now is on how we build and sustain the mental resilience of our staff...”.
I've talked about this at all of our meetings. It's something I'm very passionate about. I applaud what you've done so far. I think we need to be removing the stigma around this in the workplace. Our public safety officers need to be on the top of their game, both physically and mentally.
Can you talk briefly about the financial cost as well as the potential need for additional funding for this issue within your department?