I worked as a responder in a CLSC for a long time. Eighty per cent of the requests for psychological consultations came from women and 20% from men. Most men who have been in combat do not often ask for psychological assistance. You are going to find them in prison or in detox centres. Men ask for fewer preventative consultations. I am sure that it is the same in the military, because, even though there are women, most are men.
With men, the successful interventions were the ones with support groups, peer groups, follow-ups, sharing between men. You could reach them, but it was difficult.
If you are a veteran in Sept-Îles, for example, support services are often centralized in Montreal or Quebec City. There is no access for the treatment of post-traumatic stress syndrome. That does not help the situation that veterans find themselves in. I think we have to focus our efforts more on peer intervention or on responders on the ground to make the services accessible.
Where are you with respect to training helpers and support groups and ways to make services more accessible to people in need?