Presented by Muriel G. Westmorland Former Chair, New Veterans Charter Advisory Group Presented to Veterans Affairs Stakeholder Advisory Committee Ottawa 2011 1
To present sent the rational onale e for establi blishing shing the New w Veterans rans Charter ter Advi viso sory ry Group up (NV NVCAG AG) To identi tify fy repres resentation entation on NVCAG To discuss uss obje jective ves s of Committee ee To To pres esent ent princ ncipl iples es go gove verni ning ng wo work of NVCAG AG To revi view w majo jor obje jective ves s and focus To To facilitate ate discussion ussion 2
Ap April il 20 2006 06 Ne New w Vet eteran erans s Charte rter r (NV NVC) enacted cted Sh Shifts fts focus from m illnes ess s to we wellness ess Is a livi ving g charter er May y be modified ed and chang nged ed as needed ded 3
An arms le lengt gth h Advis isory y Commit ittee ee to conduc co uct t an in independe endent nt re revie iew and pro rovid ide e exper ert t advic ice on ways to i improve ve benefi fits ts and servic ices es under r the New Ve Veterans s Chart rter er (NVC VC) 4
Seven Veterans’ Organizations – ANAVETS, TS, CAVUNP NP, , RCMP P Vets, , CPV PVA, , RCL, NCVA, GWV WVAC AC 11 Veterans rans on the NVCAG 3 Academics emics (Geront rontol ology ogy, , Rehabi bilit itation ation, Po Policy) y) 1 Cl 1 Clinician ian (Ps Psycho ycholog logist) ist) 1 Family y repres resentativ entative 1 Disabi abili lity ty Management agement represen resentative ative 5
Social ial Covenant nant Determin rminants ants of H Health Respect ect for or Family ily Economic nomic Security rity Approp opri riat ate e Rehab abilit ilitation ation Communicat munication ion Researc arch 6
The implicit social contract between Canadians and Canadian Forces members In other words – government exits “to serve the will of the people” (Plato, Hobbes, Rousseau) and look after their well-being The people have given power to government to in theory enact their wishes i.e. There is a responsibility to do what is right. 7
There are 12 determi minants nts – Income e and Social Status, s, Social Support t Networ ork, k, Educatio tion n and Literacy, y, Employm yment nt and Working ng Conditi itions, ons, Physical al Envir ironme onments, nts, Personal Health Practices, s, Healthy hy Childhoo hood d Development nt Individua idual l Capacity ty and Coping g Skills Biology ogy and Ge Genetic Endowme wment nt Health h Services Ge Gender Cultu ture re (Canad adia ian n Public Health Agency) y) 8
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Review iew informa ormatio ion gather hered ed by VAC, Veter eran ans s Organizati anizations and Famil milies ies and discus cussio ions s with h Regio iona nal l Directors ctors To o revi view ew informa ormatio ion/report /reports s deve velo loped ped by other her Advi visor sory y Groups ups i.e., , GAC, , SNAG, G, OSSIS SSIS/Men Mental al Healt lth h Comm mmitte ittees es To o recomme ommend nd chan anges ges to NVC Program rams and Policies icies in order to to meet et identi ntifie fied need eds 10
Fulfill ill the object ctives ives of the NVC Re Reco cognize gnize the e co contri tributions, butions, sacr crifi ifices ces and ach chiev evements ements of Vetera rans ns and their famili ilies es Prov ovide ide harmonize onized d support port programs rams 11
Provid vide e appropriat iate e level l of compens ensati ation on and benef efit its to e ensure re economic nomic and social l well-being eing of Veteran ans and their r families ies Devel elop op an optimal, l, client ent-cen centred red rehabil abilitation itation program am (Disabi bility lity Management gement) 12
Re Respect, ect, Moral al obligati ation on responsiveness onsiveness and flexibil ibility ity Natur ure e of Militar ary y Servi vice ce Eq Equity ty Famil ily y Centred ed Employment loyment and health th Strengths ngths-Ba Based sed Evidenc dence inform rmed Wellne ness ss and early intervention rvention Inte tegrati gration on an and co collabora aboratio tion 13
Families ilies – Strength gthen en Support ort Services ices:- Family ily Centr tred ed Cultu ture re Fill l Servic vice e Gaps Improve ove Access to prov ovid iders ers Increa crease se Support rt to Family ily members rs Increa crease se support to survivors vivors/f /families amilies of Fallen len 14
Famil ily y Centred ed Culture re Need to increase ease VAC staff sensitivit ivity y to n needs of familie lies Devel elop op a family y covenant enant Consis istent tent definit ition ion of family ly Raisin ing public c awareness ness contribut ributions ions of families ies 15
Tr Tran ansition ition gap aps from Fill Service ice Gaps to milita itary ry to ci civilian ian life ease transitio ition n to Civil Ci ilian ian Life Match ching ng servic ices es and benefi fits ts between en forces ces and veterans ans e.g. MFRC RC Changing ging acc ccess s requireme irements nts for fam amili ilies es – voca cational tional, co counse nselling, ling, educati cation on 16
Impro prove Acc ccess s to Short rtage age of Primary ary Care Provid viders ers Skilled, led, Knowled wledgeabl geable e Hea ealth th Ca Care e Provider viders Variat iation ion among Rehab habilit ilitati ation on Profes essionals ionals Difficul culty ty accessing ing ment ntal al health th providers ers and programs ams Consis istency tency between n forces es and Veterans rans programs ams 17
Financ ncia ial l and other r Prov ovide ide Suppor ort t for support port Famil ily y Caregivers ivers Loss ss of voca catio tiona nal opportuniti ortunities es Ch Child d ca care e an and support ort Educatio cation n of family y re Avail ilabi ability lity of res esourc urces es Acc ccess ss to models s ie.,MFRC FRC 18
Ensure ure Economic omic Securi urity y End legacy y of of I Insuran rance ce based approach ach Provid vide e fair, equitab able le inco come me Increa crease se acces ess to P PIA Adjust non-economic economic loss awards =s =society 19
Incr crea ease e support ort for Impro prove support ort for Survivors vivors and Familie ies s survi rvivo vors rs partners, ners, of Fal allen en fam amili ilies es i.e. e. VIP Incr crea ease e bereavement avement counsell co selling ing Prov ovide ide financial cial support port 20
End legacy cy of VAC should ld free itself Insur suranc ance e based from m SISIP IP co constr traints aints approac ap oach h to Ben enef efits ts Elimi mina nate te ca cap on Earnings ings Loss s Benefits ts Make e reservist vists s eligibl ble e.g., Acc ccident nt Dismemberment memberment Re Re-align ign Benefit t Structure cture 21
Prov ovide ide Fair and Ra Raise Earnings ngs Loss s Equitable table Inco come me Benefi fit t to 10 100% 0% inco come me En Ensur ure e Sal alar ary y ref eflec ects ts poten enti tial al earnings ngs not stay at low rate Prov ovide ide for financial ncial stabili ility ty for earnings ngs loss s ensuring ing Veterans ans stab abili ility ty in ret etirement ement 22
Re Re-exam am eligibi bility lity Incr crea ease e Acc ccess s to criteri cr eria Permane manent nt Impai airm rment nt Allowanc wance Make e PIA retroac activ tive e to date of impairm irment nt Re Review ew nee eeds of seriously ously disable led d Vetera rans ns regarding ing financ ncial ial suppor orts ts and subsequen sequent t improve roveme ment nt in Qu Quality ty of Life 23
Ensur ure e Non-Ec Economi onomic c Loss ss Awards s Disabi bility lity Award less than an that at aw awar arded ed by y Compar Co parable able to Soci ciet ety Courts ts in Civil ca cases Op Options ions for paymen ents ts – not just lump sum Prov ovide ide $ $ and other r help regarding ing use of funds ds 24
Raise ise Bar for Rehab habilitation litation Moder erniz nize rehab Impro prove Case Man anagemen agement Impro prove acc ccess Re Repai air provider ider relati tionship onship 25
Var ariat ations ions in def efiniti ition on of Moder erniz nize Re Rehab rehabil bilita itatio tion n acr cross s Programs grams Canada da, , public/priv c/private ate prov oviders ders Ensur ure e provid viders rs under erstand stand Military/ ary/ Vet eter eran an Cu Culture re Import portanc ance of holistic tic Programs grams Early co contact act with workpla kplace ce opportuniti rtunities es 26
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