Veterans Affairs committee  We have to provide the services suicidal people need where they are. If it is the Web, we must be present on the Web. If it is on the phone, we have to be present on the phone. If they are in a physically isolated location, but are nevertheless in touch with someone once a week,

Veterans Affairs committee  Our association does not provide services to citizens who are not feeling well. We have suicide prevention expertise, but we work with several partners who offer clinical services, such as in the suicide prevention centres. Our expertise takes that into account. In Quebec, the w

Veterans Affairs committee  Suicide prevention is everyone's business, but it is also the business of the loved ones of the suicidal person. Suicidal people always give clues about their distress. People don't always pick them up. We don't always have access to the total picture. Every individual has a piec

Veterans Affairs committee  To my knowledge, the cause and effect link has not been well established, as is the case for other types of difficulties. I certainly do not want to minimize the effects of sexual assaults, that are horrific both for women and for men, but we can make someone fragile who is not,

Veterans Affairs committee  We suggest that the same health care team follow the veteran, whether he is an active member of the military or a veteran released from the Canadian Forces because of the state of his or her health. Of course that would help the transition. Ultimately, it would in a way eliminate

Veterans Affairs committee  The health care teams should receive specialized training to be able to intervene in a complete way and properly receive the veterans, taking into account the fact that the request for help from military men does not always present in the same way. Those teams should also use pre

Veterans Affairs committee  Yes, if the military person is not suicidal himself and if the family itself does not need care and support. Those close to suicidal individuals have other needs and have to obtain care. They cannot act as sentinels in these extremely difficult moments in their family life. They

Veterans Affairs committee  A nuance needs to be made. Of course you have to collect useful information on the suicide of soldiers and veterans, in order to understand what could have been done to prevent them, and put in place proper services. However, in paying tribute to a person who committed suicide, w

Veterans Affairs committee  It is an extremely important aspect of our organization. The AQPS designs training products with major partners such as Quebec's Department of Health and Social Services, as well as with other organizations with data expertise. We have to be inspired and learn from the research t

Veterans Affairs committee  It is too early to take stock of the situation or obtain relevant documentation on medical assistance in dying. That said, we are extremely worried about this. When that legislation was developed, a few years ago now, we participated in the consultations of the parliamentary com

Veterans Affairs committee  To properly evaluate the services and training to be provided, we have to understand the suicidal individual's state of mind. All suicidal individuals, be they military members or not, believe that they are worthless, that their situation will never change and that no one can he