I thank you, gentlemen, for being here with us today to help us with this study. I should mention that several of the comments and recommendations you made were also made by other veterans' groups, which only serves to reinforce all of these observations.
However, in my opinion, there is something we have not heard enough about, and that is the help that is available for families, be it for wives, husbands, children or other close relatives.
We were told that it is extremely difficult to obtain help, in particular for the spouses. We heard outside of this committee that some had to leave their jobs to take care of a spouse who was suffering from acute post-traumatic stress. They are offered very little psychological assistance.
I would like some more specific recommendations on what should be in the charter to help the spouses or relatives of veterans who are the most seriously injured.