Mental health group cautiously endorses Grit resolution

JOHN MCPHEE THE CHRONICLE HERALD
Published April 22, 2018

During a panel discussion on mental health at the convention, federal Veterans Affairs Minister Seamus O’Regan said it’s obviously important to talk about crisis situations such as post-traumatic stress disorder but also the more day-to-day challenges in life.

O’Regan, whose family has military connections, said simply retiring from the Canadian Forces, or any employment situation that provides structure and support, can be difficult.

His department is trying to do more to help veterans deal with that transition, said O’Regan, who was joined by panel moderator Ontario MP Celina Caesar-Chavannes, who has also spoken publicly about depression, and federal Health Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor.

“Knowing exactly where their paycheque could come from, knowing the person who works at the base gym, everything’s done for them so they can concentrate on their jobs,” he said. “And the problem is, they are just then, let go.”

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