December 11, 2014
Ottawa – The Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) have established a national Canadian Military and Veterans Mental Health Centre of Excellence and created a Chair in Military Mental Health in partnership with The Royal Ottawa Health Care Group (The Royal), one of Canada’s foremost mental health care and academic health science centres.
The establishment of this Centre of Excellence and the Chair are part of a number of recent enhancements by the Government of Canada that will support clinical best practices and prioritize mental health research, education and prevention.
Johanna Quinney
Press Secretary to the Minister of National Defence
(613) 996-3100
Barbara Mottram
Director of Communications
Office of the Minister of Veterans Affairs
(613) 996-4649
Media Relations
Department of National Defence
Phone: (613) 996-2353
Toll-Free: 1 866 377-0811
The Royal
Nicole Loreto
Vice-President, Communications & Partnerships
(613) 722-6521, ext. 6448
Cell (613) 697-2000