One of the specific recommendations about the Veterans Charter is that families only have access to any of the programs in it via the veteran. If the veteran has not identified as having a problem, but the family knows it—as I'm sure many people will tell you, the family recognizes it first—they have no way of accessing Veterans Affairs.
To start with, it's an issue of access. The programs that can be transferred from veteran to family are a fabulous idea. That's a great idea; there's no question about it. But if you can't access it until the person who was serving accesses Veterans Affairs, you may never have access to that. I think access is a big issue.
We've started studies now with regard to the mental health of children of military families. We know that in centres that have specific children outpatient centres, children of military families present more frequently than children of non-military families with stress-related symptoms: headaches, stomach aches, and mild stress-related symptoms. We now have research teams right across the country looking at that and seeing what they can do.