This episode was funded by the Department of National Defence’s Defence Engagement Programme.
Soldiers returning from the battlefield rarely return unscathed. Yet veterans’ families continue to be inadequately prepared for the difficulties of military life. For episode three of four on the past and present experiences of veterans in Canada, two scholars and two veterans discuss the effects of veteran deployment and eventual discharge on military family well-being. Their discussion reveals the need to listen to military family advocates to better inform policy, but also how many military families are unaware of the financial and emotional support available, and the fear of admitting vulnerability that sometimes prevents veterans and military families from receiving the therapeutic, financial and community assistance they require.
PANELISTS
- Kim Davis, Veteran Caregiver
- Jessica Meyer, University of Leeds
- Jody Mitic, CAF Veteran
- Deborah Norris, Mount Saint Vincent University
Hosted by Geoffrey Hayes, University of Waterloo