Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you to the witnesses. Thank you for your research and your time and effort today.
I think you've raised two important issues. We know coming home we're going to have a lot of operational stress injuries, whether it's anxiety, depression, PTSD, or traumatic brain injury. You've talked about the lack of tracking. I'm going to speak specifically related to VAC.
If people leave the service, I am looking for very specific recommendations. How do we ensure they are tracked? How do we ensure they have the support they need? We know that data collection is a problem. We've talked about gatekeeping. Should everyone who leaves have an interview with a psychiatrist, a psychologist, a mental health worker?
Should there be a survey? If they are identified as at risk, should they be assigned a case manager--which, we believe, they are being assigned--but specifically a peer support worker? How often should they be checked? Is it often enough to do a survey six months later?