Thank you so much, Chair.
Thank you, Colonel Jardine and staff, for being here again today. It means so much to have these conversations with you. I certainly appreciate the approach you're taking in your office.
I'd like to hear a little more on the mental health aspect. We've seen little or no movement from the government on ensuring that mental health care for families of veterans can be accessed in their own right, regardless of the treatment the veteran is receiving. I know this is important to you. It was a major recommendation from this committee not that long ago.
Can you speak to the importance of the good mental health of the veteran's family members, how that actually impacts and what it means for the veteran's recovery process? Obviously, the veteran is in a bad space and the family suffers, but then the veteran sees his family suffering and that just complicates the situation. It's a cyclical issue. I'd like to hear your perspective on that from the work you've done.