Mental Health Strategy Focuses on Full Life

Canadian Forces members serving with courage, only to struggle silently with mental health problems once they arrive back home, is becoming a thing of the past. Veteran Affairs Canada’s Mental Health Strategy has helped create new attitudes about operational stress injuries (OSIs) and provide a balanced approach (with the right programs) to help Veterans lead fulfilling lives following their service

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