Yes.
We did the awareness and education component; I think we have to work on the stigma as well. If a member has a broken arm, nobody ever questions whether the person has a broken arm, but if someone has a broken brain or an injured back, they always question it, right?
We have to educate the members about that with whatever type of education. I know there is some talk on mental health awareness within the organization with respect to dealing with the clients we deal with, but we should also look at dealing one on one.
I'll use this scenario. There was a fellow involved in a shooting who wrote me a lengthy email. It was six months later that our health services office sent him an email saying that if he was suffering from any of these symptoms, he should get hold of us.
First, it shouldn't be that long. It should be sooner than that. Second, the member's not going to self-identify. We should be able to train the spouse of the member or a co-worker and tell them that if they see these types of things, they might want to watch the flag go up and contact health services or contact somebody—the member's employee assistance program, the chaplaincy program that exists within the RCMP, or the different health services clinics out there in the regions and the divisions.
You have to educate them, and it has to be for the right reasons. If you have the stigma attached to it, members are just going to fake it, say that they're fine, and then go home and self-medicate.