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MENTAL HEALTH! WHAT DO YOU MEAN?


by Stephen McCrimmon, Carer and Family Support Manager, Mind Jersey.


Mental health work is the last place I thought I would find a career, given that I spent much of my younger years struggling with my mental health. This is still a journey I will always be on as it will be with all of you.


That said, I’ve worked for Mind Jersey as their Carer and Family Support Manager for the last ten years, previously working for Adult Mental Health Services and as an Addiction counsellor in a residential Treatment facility.


What do we mean when we say the words ‘mental health’? When I used to ask this question at awareness sessions and Mental Health First Aid training days the responses were often of mental health problems and illness and many believed they were describing someone else and that ‘mental health’ was not applicable to them. We all have mental health and it will be on a continuum and fluctuating scale. It is important to know that having a diagnosable mental illness does not


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mean you live each day with poor mental health and likewise living without a diagnosable mental illness does not mean your life is free of poor mental health. Mental health is everyone’s business and the more we understand about our own mental health the more we can be supportive to others.


Recognising changes in someone’s behaviour or presentation could be a sign they are struggling with a mental health problem and speaking to the person and asking them if they are noticing what you are seeing can be a helpful first approach. Seeking knowledge of what services and support there is in Jersey can be helpful when talking to someone about your concerns, knowing where to


signpost them if they are struggling and willing to accept help. Organisations such as Mind Jersey can give you information of the many services and agencies providing support for those experiencing a mental health problem and seeing the GP will be the access point for services.


Mental health is talked about much more today than it ever was, but some illnesses have been left out of much of this conversation and they still carry the biggest stigma. Schizophrenia, Bi-Polar disorder, anorexia and bulimia and personality disorder will often be missing when someone comes into your workplace to talk about mental health problems or some event is highlighting stress related mental health conditions. We should be


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