Support people with mental health issues ‘and save money…’

Monday 16th May 2011, 2:29PM BST.

Guernsey Mind’s senior advocacy liaison officer Emily Litten, right, talks to one of the 40 to 50 people who took time out on their comfy chairs in Market Square to talk about mental health with the charity. (Picture by Adrian Miller, 1136024)

GIVING more support to people with mental health problems would save the States money, according to charity Guernsey Mind.

The group has launched a two-year programme to discuss with employers and organisations how to help people with mental problems go back to or stay in work.

‘We want to talk to employers about how to make the workplace more mentally healthy,’ said Emily Litten, senior advocacy liaison officer for Guernsey Mind.

‘It is also about talking to employers about how to support employees. There is a lot of work to do. We are looking to Jersey and other countries to see what they do.’

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slep

May 16, 2011 at 4:11 pm

I wish Labour and Welfare (as they used to be called) had given more help to such people in the early days of my working life.
I`m glad though something`s being done now.

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Dani

May 17, 2011 at 6:30 am

What a great idea.

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Scarlett

May 17, 2011 at 9:09 am

absolutely, let’s start with the Environment Dept, now there’s some folks in serious need of help….

though I fear explaining the concept of saving money may remain lost on them.

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