Sure. I think we've made great strides over the last number of years in assessing and understanding the importance of mental health within the Canadian Armed Forces and the impact this has on our veterans after service.
One of the aspects of mental health that I think may be under-studied, perhaps, is that of racial trauma. That is something that people can experience both in uniform and also out in society. If there is a racial trauma experience within the CAF or on deployment that sticks with a CAF member and impacts them post service, they have not only the effects of that initial trauma, but also the recurring triggers that are going to occur in society as a result of that constantly being present.
It's assessing that initial trauma but also understanding that for Black veterans and for other racialized veterans, that experience is not going to be unique to their service. It's going to be ongoing.