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Minister Hehr opens Nova Scotia Operational Stress Injury Clinic
June 20, 2016
The Honourable Kent Hehr, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence, joined Lindsay Peach, Vice-President of Integrated Health for the Nova Scotia Health Authority, to officially open the Nova Scotia Operational Stress Injury Clinic on Monday, June 13th.
Funded by Veterans Affairs Canada and operated in partnership with the Nova Scotia Health Authority, the Clinic, located in Dartmouth, provides full assessment, diagnosis and treatment services for Veterans, members of the Canadian Armed Forces, current and former members of the RCMP and their families who are living with operational stress injuries, also known as OSIs. Each OSI clinic has a team of psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, mental health nurses and other specialized clinicians who understand the experience and unique needs of Veterans living with OSIs.
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Minister Hehr joins Lindsay Peach, Vice- President, Nova Scotia Health Authority, Nadine Deblois, Family Peer Support Coordinator, and Michel Doiron, Assistant Deputy Minister, Service Delivery, Veterans Affairs, to officially open the OSI Clinic in Dartmouth.
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Minister Hehr speaks at the official opening of the OSI Clinic in Nova Scotia. The clinic will provide full assessment, diagnosis and treatment services for Veterans and their families.
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Minister Hehr gets a demonstration of the virtual reality machine at the Nova Scotia OSI Clinic.
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