FAMILIES, GOVERNANCE AND SERVICES

TODAY’S ENVIRONMENT

MILITARY FAMILY SERVICES PROGRAM OUR ENVIRONMENT BASELINE FUNDING Has only increased with no assessment of funding versus current family impact INFRASTRUCTURE Focus on in-person service points with little virtual footprint $ MILITARY FAMILY Focus is on traditional family unit versus modern family make-up MILITARY FAMILY SERVICES PROGRAM 26 years old, based on conventional military lifestyle

EVOLVING PRIORITIES ss How we must evolve – Silo to Member Focused

MILITARY FAMILIES : NEEDS

MILITARY FAMILIES : SERVICES Military Families are Resilient and Healthy …. …. they do not always access our services When asked to identify their most significant problem (by general domain area), 6,591 responded: 25% (n=1,650) work/life balance; 24% (n=1,580) none of the 9 domain areas were experienced; 10% (n=660) own well-being; 10% (n=660) financial problems; 8% (n=525) relationship problems; 7% (n=460) spousal well-being; 6% (n=395) child well-being; 6% (n=395) health care system problems; and 4% (n=265) household management or legal problems. ….. and they have unmet needs 2016 CAF Community Needs Assessment 2016 Impacts of Military Lifestyle Mental Health Services for Military Families 2016 1. Personal Mental Health & Well- Being 1. Financial Stability 1. Relationship Difficulties 2. Financial Stability 2. Personal Mental Health & Well-Being 2. Anxiety Disorders 3. Relationship Problems 3. Child and Youth Mental Health

SHIFTING FOCUS 8 DETERMINANTS OF WELL-BEING ADDITIONAL CHALLENGES COMMUNITY & PROVINCIAL SUPPORT CAF SUPPORT Enhance to support... Engage to support... …to better manage CAF transitions ADDITIONAL CHALLENGES HIGHER INTERVENTIONS First Deployment Recruitment Subsequent Deployments Veteran First Posting Release Death Basic Training Subsequent Postings Promotions First Child Empty Nest Retirement Childhood Family Marriage Adolescents Elderly Parent Caregiving Single Adulthood DIFFERENT FAMILY PERSONAS NEEDS AND SUPPORT REQUIREMENTS …to better manage family transitions Programming that supports…. Engage to support... COMMUNITY & PROVINCIAL SUPPORT CAF SUPPORT 6 FACTORS FOR FAMILY RESILIENCE

… to a Seamless Approach SHIFTING SERVICES Align MFRC governance and capabilities to ensure:   AWARENESS.  Use of existing services will be increased by ensuring families know where to access them. ADVOCACY.  Families will know how and when to access services and benefits. AVAILABILITY.  Services and benefits that families need will be available. ALIGNMENT.  Existing services will be streamlined to ensure they match the evidence-based needs of military families using evidence-based practices that support the determinants of wellness and domains of family resilience. CFB Canada With this context of evidence-based researched needs of our CAF families, we are using this conceptual framework to design the Comprehensive Military Family Plan. Our CAF supports program and service should be designed or enhanced to support the 8 determinants of well-being (listed below); as well, community / provincial supports program should be engaged to support the 8 determinants of well-being. Then, theoretically, if these program and services are enhanced and engaged, it will assist families to better manage the military journey transitions and challenges. Our CAF support programs and services should support the 7 factors for family resilience and the community / provincial supports should be engaged, to also enhance the 7 factors for family resilience (listed below). Then, theoretically, if these support program support the 7 factors for family resilience, it will assist families to better manage their family journey transitions and challenges. Our CAF supports should be tailored to the different military journey transition points and to the different family personas. And finally, some CAF families will require higher support interventions, therefore, specific programs for the higher intervention population (i.e. single parents, dual service couples, special needs children, family breakdown, illness/injury/death, etc.) … to a Seamless Approach

SEAMLESS CANADA CFB CANADA Federal Services and Benefits CAF Services and Providers Provincial / Territorial Services and Care CFB CANADA Targeted Services for Financial Resilience Timely Access to Medical Care CFMWS Transitioned Spousal Employment Focused and Responsive Special Needs Supports Municipal Services and Structures Educational Mobility Dedicated and Tailored Youth Services Accessible and Dedicated Child Care Simplified Services for Transitioning Licencing National, Regional and Local Not-For-Profits Charities and Benevolent Providers Private Sector / Corporate Canada