Health committee  Yes. I think we know, as Ms. Blyth mentioned, that housing is extremely important in terms of helping our people with severe mental illness. I was involved with the At Home/Chez Soi project, which really showed that providing housing, along with harm reduction approaches and ment

Health committee  Some of the key things are what every Canadian is facing, which are fear, anxiety and stress. The additional barriers, if people are living in on-reserve communities, are poor access to sites in urban settings, and stigma if somebody has had COVID. Right now, we know that having

Health committee  There are groups that are working on understanding the health impacts. We know that health care workers, as well as first responders, are at a higher risk of developing mental health difficulties because of their daily stress, as well as seeing the traumatic events. There is work

Health committee  Absolutely. I think the 988 approach is excellent, but having the next steps is really important at the provincial level. In China, they also implemented online screening so that you can have.... We're used to ordering food online. We should be able to do some level of online b

Health committee  Thank you so much, Chair. It's a pleasure to be here. Thank you, Dr. Lavoie, for your comments. I think my comments will build on many of the comments that Dr. Lavoie has mentioned. I'm a psychiatrist. I'm the department head at the University of Manitoba and provincial spe