Jamaica, Mental Health Services and You: Commentary on the State of Mental Health Services, Stigma, Discrimination and Access to Care.

In this episode The Layman’s Doctor speak to Lanvell Blake and Jhanille Brooks about resources that exist for mental health issues, why health care workers, in particular, play a unique role in mental health advocacy, treatment and removing stigma, as well as, their role in affecting clients’ mental health. Equality Ja’s recent study on the state of Mental Health Services in JA. 

Links: 

Twitter thread of Equality JA findings on the state of Mental Health services in Jamaica

Mental Health Screening Tools

PHQ-9
GAD-7
Support Resources

JaMHAN Support GroupThink Mental Health
Twitter Thread on resources
Keep In Touch: 

Jhanille Brooks

Jamaica Mental Health Advocacy NetworkJamhan2012@gmail.com
Twitter: @jamhan_ja
IG: jamhan_ja
Facebook: @jamentalhealth


Lanvell Blake
Twitter @_lanvell
safespaceja@gmail.comSafe Space JA Twitter
Safe Space JA IG
Safe Space JA Facebook

@EqualityJa Twitter 
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