Develop a coordinated national action plan on post-traumatic stress disorder.

What success looks like

Canada's public safety officers have better access to support for post-traumatic stress.

Government's narrative on progress

The government is developing a national action plan on post-traumatic stress injuries, which will be evidence-based and will align substantively with the findings of the Fifth Report of the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security, including an emphasis on coordinated research, early intervention, and support and treatment for public safety officers. Budget 2018 proposed funding to support a new national research consortium between the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and the Canadian Institute for Public Safety Research and Treatment (CIPSRT) to address the incidence of post-traumatic stress injuries among public safety officers. The government also proposed funding to increase support for the mental health needs of RCMP officers, and for Public Safety Canada to work with CIPSRT to develop an internet-based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy pilot as a means of providing greater access to care and treatment for public safety officers.

Note: this is the government's own description, not an independent assessment.