Mental health care has many shortcomings, says politician
Saturday 26th March 2011, 2:29PM GMT.
ALDERNEY politician Bill Walden said lives were at risk unless mental health services across the Bailiwick are improved.
Mr Walden (pictured), who has been treated for mental health issues in the past, said he was well aware of the local service’s shortcomings.
He also claimed people in Alderney were receiving an inferior service to those in Guernsey.
‘If nothing is done, more people will continue to suffer, more people will fail to access the help they need and more people may die,’ he said.
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Well done Bill for speaking up on this topic!
One in four of us will have problems with mental health and if we count the families and partners of those who become ill then it’s a massive problem.
I have no idea why there is ‘stigma’ attached to mental illness. People’s fear of it I assume and I wonder if that is why it’s never been a priority service?
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