Finance committee  Each community is unique. The project works with a coalition of community members with interest and expertise in their community. They look at the specific demographic at risk within that community and build on the strengths already in place within that community. It really does

Finance committee  Thank you, Louise. Louise has captured the urgency, the why behind Roots of Hope, and I'm here to talk about the how. Roots of Hope is the first large-scale community suicide prevention research demonstration project of its kind in Canada. Similar initiatives in other countrie

Veterans Affairs committee  Regarding the programming of the commission, the bulk of it is really knowledge exchange, coalescing research, and spreading that research to put it into action, and doing so in a way that is intended to address all Canadians. It's difficult to pull out specifically what proporti

Veterans Affairs committee  The first 14 communities were ones in which there tended to be a significant veteran population, that were natural gathering communities for veterans, so many of them were tied closely to bases. Over the course of the next year, we have an opportunity to broaden the communities w

Veterans Affairs committee  The development phase of the mental health first aid for the veterans community and the first year of production were accompanied by an extensive evaluative research data collection component. We know early on that the user satisfaction with what they learned from those programs

Veterans Affairs committee  The mental health first aid version for veterans first and foremost was designed with veterans and their families at the table. There was very direct input from those groups into what was needed. It's designed in a way that's intended for veterans themselves as well as for their

Veterans Affairs committee  Thank you, Louise. The program Louise refers to, mental health first aid for the veterans community, improves knowledge about mental health and builds skills for recognizing and responding to mental health issues at the community level through the use of a tested, evidence-base

Human Resources committee  That's a great question. The federal government itself is a huge employer, and adopting the national standard for psychological health and safety in the workplace for the federal public service is an amazing step forward. Public policy that supports individuals getting back int

Human Resources committee  When it comes to the interplay between mental health and addictions or substance abuse issues, we work in partnership with our sister organization, the Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse. If the committee has not heard from that organization, I would advise that it may be somethi

Human Resources committee  I would say that more impactful than bringing in specialized seniors care providers would be to better equip family physicians, general practitioners, the broader range of health providers, and the broader range of people who work regularly with seniors, even outside of the healt

Human Resources committee  Among homeless individuals, 67% are experiencing a mental health problem or illness.

Human Resources committee  Yes.

Human Resources committee  It's quite gratifying to know that targeted funding within that structure is aimed at Housing First approaches across the country. We've been working with our partner, the Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness, to provide technical training and support to over 60 communities that

Human Resources committee  As part of the At Home/Chez Soi project, Housing First is not housing only. It's housing augmented by extensive case management or by assertive community treatment based on the needs of the client. That's an essential component to ensure that those wraparound services come into p

Human Resources committee  I don't know I'm sufficiently informed in where those dollars are coming from in each community to give a meaningful response.