I have received upwards of 50 sessions of therapy for myself due to the traumatic event that happened. Any type of relaxation or anything that would help me is covered through the CAF. I was also fortunate to attend Wounded Warriors' program for surviving families. That was a week in Kingston, which the CAF allowed me to go to out of work.
Anything to do with mental health with my career, I'm very open and honest about, because I have been through a traumatic experience where I'm not scared to lose my job. The stigma isn't there for me within the CAF. That's because I experienced my spouse's decline with his mental health with no support and being fearful of what the actions were going to do for his job and his personal life. For me, I watched that happen, so I don't have that stigma. I will speak out that I was struggling, and I continue to struggle.
VAC, for my side, has been there. This was the easy process, My VAC. His Veterans Affairs is completely different. For the forces, they are completely supportive of me, but my children don't get anything.