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Ombudsman's Special ReportDecember 2008: Ombudsman's Special Report: Second Review of the military's action on PTSD.
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Ombudsman's Special ReportJune 2009: Report of the Standing Committee on National Defence: Health Services, Canadian Forces, PTSD.
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Ombudsman's Special ReportDocuments obtained by the fifth estate show that PTSD is now the number one pensioned psychiatric condition in the military and the numbers have increased dramatically. In 2003, Veterans Affairs had 1,800 clients with PTSD; today that number has climbed to 9000.
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Operational Stress Injury Social Support

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State of Mental Health in the CF Backgrounder

Operational Stress Backgrounder

If you are a soldier with an Operational Stress Injury like PTSD or think you may be, or if you are a family member of one you may contact the Force's Operation Stress Injury Social Support network (OSISS) at 1-800-883-6094 or visit thier web site at www.osiss.ca.

If you are a soldier and are feeling depressed or suicidal you may contact the CF Member Assistance Program at 1-800-268-7708.

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