National Defence committee  Yes, and that's what I was just saying. Mental health is a small percentage. On the other end there are the SCAN seminars. There are a lot of educational programs that can give you the different options out there, and that's something any military person being released can then access.

National Defence committee  That's an excellent question. It's been studied in a number of different scenarios. One was in Tennessee where they looked at total health care costs because the costs were contained within an HMO. An HMO pays for everything. When you belong to an HMO they are responsible for covering all your costs, similar to the Canadian military.

National Defence committee  Thank you. Let me speak to the fact that there was a congressional bill in the U.S. that was made to include chiropractic. This was a professional decision, not a political one. The decision was made in 1991, and in 1994 they incorporated chiropractic services into the military.

National Defence committee  None. In fact, during the expert panel, I was pleasantly surprised at the degree of acceptance of spinal manipulation as a therapeutic model. The problem will be to get on base. A study done in Ottawa looked at the relationship between the working team and the inclusion of a chiropractor over a course of about 18 months.

National Defence committee  Yes, it's after their release, and that's in the community.

National Defence committee  Yes. Generally 10 visits, but up to 20 visits to a chiropractor are covered per year.

National Defence committee  Yes, depending on their classification and what their release issues were when they departed the military.

National Defence committee  That would be exactly right.

National Defence committee  There are a number of studies that have been published. Probably the most efficient one is that of the workers' compensation board in Ontario and, I believe, Manitoba. They have shown that early intervention in a strategy with a pathway outlined, in other words, a specific protocol followed, and review of that on a timely basis as opposed to an ongoing treatment....

National Defence committee  Thank you, Dr. Brough. What can we do today? We can do better at less cost. That's why we're pleased to have this time with you. We're proposing to build on what works for other militaries. We commend the recent efforts of the CF to look at new approaches, as they've done with mental health.