Guernsey Press

'Firms should enable people to be open about mental health'

STIGMA and discrimination in the workplace is a major issue, islanders were told yesterday, as they were advised to create space for people to talk about their mental health in an 'open and non-threatening' manner with no negative consequences.

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As part of the Health and Social Services' Breaking Down the Barriers conference, Judith Robertson, programme director of anti-stigma campaign See Me Scotland, explained how the national programme to end mental health stigma and discrimination focused on the workplace, health and social care and children and young people.

Ms Robertson said the benefits for employers in particular to support staff with mental health conditions were great.

'I think businesses are becoming more aware that there is a good business case for supporting their employees with mental health issues and some are very good at that but there are still some that are not so good.

'I think having a conference like this today is a positive step forward for your island and you have a brilliant opportunity with your new mental health building.

'Some attitudes we've held as a society around mental health are very outdated and we need to bring it into the 21st century, so it is great to see that Guernsey has been a part of that process as much as Scotland has.'

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