Report of the 2016 Mental Health Expert Panel on Suicide Prevention in the Canadian Armed Forces /

“An Expert Panel on Suicide Prevention convened from October 23 to 26, 2016 to review current practices and make recommendations regarding the Canadian Forces Health Services (CFHS) suicide prevention strategies. Panel members included subject matter experts from Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, and representatives from Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC). The Expert panel reviewed the evidence and best practices for suicide prevention in civilian and military populations, reviewed the components of the CFHS mental health services and suicide prevention programs, considered the adequacy of the CFHS mental health services and suicide prevention programs compared to current evidence-informed best practices, suggested specific areas of improvement for CFHS mental health services and suicide prevention efforts programs, and suggested specific areas of future inquiry that could specifically improve suicide prevention efforts'--Summary, p. 4.