WATCH: Discussing the Federal Framework on Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

On April 21, 2021 during a meeting of the Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology, Senator Ratna Omidvar asked the Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Health, Iain Stewart, President of the Public Health Agency of Canada, and Candice St-Aubin, Vice-President of the Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention Branch of the Public Health Agency of Canada, about the Federal Framework on Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). 

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In this clip, Senator Omidvar asks if data collected as part of the Federal Framework on PTSD will be examined through the lens of race and intersectionality.

In this clip, Senator Omidvar asks if humanitarian and international development workers, who often work in war torn or disaster areas, are included in the Federal Framework on PTSD.