Public Safety committee  It's probably outside my knowledge base to discuss how to go about changing the culture of the institutions. I can more accurately address changing the culture around the treatments. In terms of therapists, research shows that sometimes the way we approach therapy is much more

Public Safety committee  I think there is a significant gap, particularly for veterans, between when they know that because of occupational stress or PTSD they're going to be transitioning out of military life, and when they're actually out. Sometimes it can take two years before they're actually out of

Public Safety committee  I agree with that as well. Exercise is great, but sometimes when someone is so depressed that they can't get out of bed, exercise is not an option for treatment. Or if because of their occupational stress injury they also face physical injuries, and they can't operate physically

Public Safety committee  If I could add to that, as my colleague said, it's difficult to achieve and to get the research. One of the reasons that I see for this is that for the organizations—the military, the RCMP, firefighting—their mandate is to serve and protect. For the military, it's “mission, team,

Public Safety committee  I have had some experience with corrections. In our programs, we invite first responders to join, so there may be one or two first responders, and sometimes a corrections officer joins us. A corrections officer is just like responders in the police or ambulance or fire. Their co

Public Safety committee  Thank you. I'm Dr. Dadson. I'm the adjunct professor at the University of British Columbia on the advisory committee for the centre of group therapy and trauma. I'm also the clinical director and the national director of the veterans transition program. As well, I'm a board mem