Laryssa Lamrock

National Strategic Advisor, Families, Atlas Institute for Veterans and Families

Laryssa Lamrock is the National Strategic Advisor, Families, for Atlas Institute for Veterans and Families. Laryssa has extensive experience in the field of family peer support with Operational Stress Injuries (OSIs) such as anxiety, PTSD and depression. She has had numerous speaking engagements involving mental health awareness specific to OSIs, peer support and her lived personal experiences. A few of the most noteworthy have been the National Conference on PTSD, an appearance before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs and the Healing the Family Forum at the Canadian Embassy in Washington D.C. She has also participated on a number of Committees including the National DND-VAC-RCMP Mental Health Advisory Committee and the National Operational Stress Injury Family Ad Hoc working group. Laryssa strongly believes in the importance of education and support for families of military members, veterans and first responders living with OSI. Along with her professional experiences, Laryssa is truly a military family member as she is the daughter, spouse and mother of formerly or currently serving Canadian Armed Forces members. Her personal experiences in supporting a loved one with OSI and her own journey with depression drives her passion for representing and advocating for families of those with OSI in hopes of helping make their journey a little easier.