Agriculture committee  You're right about that. If we're talking about the majority, speaking of Canada overall, one in five individuals suffer from mental health problems, which is not surprising. It's the same for physical health problems. To find better ways to reach the population and also so they

Agriculture committee  Generally speaking, I think that any conversations around any health issue can start such a great path. However, it goes with the ups and downs. We're talking about human need, so absolutely it's very important. I like the fact that you mentioned that with first responders, and

Agriculture committee  No, I do not have the answer to this. I'm not even sure we actually have that data available. That's again because of a lack of understanding and lack of research in regard to that. Certainly it would be very important. We know that whatever data we also have in other populatio

Agriculture committee  We provide services to a variety of very specific populations, very much as you mentioned—first responders and police—but also to our youth and our elderly. We have a variety of programs dealing with trauma, mood and anxiety disorders, schizophrenia, and as I mentioned, addiction

Agriculture committee  That's a good question. I think the safest response is that we do not know. That's why this conversation becomes very important, because we simply do not know. It also has to do with the heightened stigma about seeking help—keeping everything to oneself and this perception of b

Agriculture committee  Thank you very much for this important question. Of course there are daily stressors that we need to expect. It becomes problematic when some stressors become chronic. We know that chronic stressors increase the risk for psychological and physical health concerns, so yes, there

Agriculture committee  Yes. Definitely, as I mentioned, we need to further our research. We really need to build research to have a better understanding of the unique stressors and really at what point in time it would affect the individuals. It's very much individualized as well in terms of when a per

Agriculture committee  Good morning. Dear members of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food, I would like to thank you for the opportunity to discuss mental health supports for our Canadian farmers, ranchers and producers. I am Dr. Katy Kamkar. I'm a clinical psychologi

Justice committee  She's absolutely right about that. That's very true. We need to very much appreciate individual differences, of course, and I think that if we're going to go the route of groups, having access to individual counselling as well would be tremendously helpful in the case of those sp

Justice committee  When we finished our conversation, I was actually thinking about it and wanted to include something, so thank you for that. People can still benefit without necessarily talking about the content of the trials and the materials, on which, I understand, there are legal restriction

Justice committee  Yes, it can be done in a group. Ms. Davies mentioned education, of course, and then there are also evidence-based CBT strategies and skills for better management. Again, with a variety of skills and strategies, we can learn to better manage our emotional distress or any distressi

Justice committee  There's always a concern whenever we set any limit. There are significant individual differences. It could be that sometimes after the trial we might deal with normal issues but also with adjustment-related issues that might resolve in about two or three months. Sometimes it coul

Justice committee  Yes, to ensure everyone has good access and good care, absolutely.

Justice committee  Thank you very much for that question. It's very important. A lot of times, it's not necessarily the content or the details of the trauma. I remind myself I'm providing CBT for trauma almost every day. It's not necessarily the content, but a lot of times, as we talked about, it'

Justice committee  Dear members of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights, I would like to thank you for the opportunity to discuss mental health supports for our jurors. I'm Dr. Katy Kamkar, clinical psychologist at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health and assi