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1 | Yes,Ibelievethereisalong waitinglist. | Nottoosure | Nottoosure | draftinginmorequalifiedpeople tohelpthewaitinglist | No | Nottoosure |
2 | Yes | Unnsure | Unsure | Lesswaitingtime. | Unsure | Yes |
3 | YesIthinkithasassomanystaff havehadtogointoisolationor actuallyhadCovid.Weareavery smallteamcomprisingof4 membersanditimpactedour staffingrotaatonepoint. | Fromanonworkperspective,Ihave afriendwhowasinOrchardHouse anditseemstomethatthefacilities thereareverybackwardwithnotal otofallowanceforpersonalspace.I alsothinkthereisabigneedfor highfunctioningautisticchildrento havemoresupportwiththeright schoolasmyotherclientendedup inLaSenteanddidnotgointheend ashecouldnothandlethe behavioursofothers.Thistomeon arichislandisunacceptable. | Ijustthinkitneedstocomeuptospeed | Consistentstaffandenoughof them.Alsoproperfacilitiesforthe patientsnotjustatvroomwhere everyonehastogoandwatch together. | No | Formyparticularclientithas mademyclientanxiousofmasked peopleintheshopsandhedoes notgoinmanyshopsnowdueto this. |
4 | Noknowledgeofthis | Noknowledge | Noinformation | I'mnotinpositiontocomment | No | Noopiniononthis |
5 | Yesnotashelpfulanymore. | Youthfulminds,mindjerseyandI believetheyaresettingupagroup forpeople25+. | Listeningloungemyexperiencewasn'tgreat. | Lessofawait.Findwaysaround helpingpeoplewithoutbeingon medication.Morefreeservices needed. | Ithinkthatsomeworkplaceshave beenundergoingmentalhealth awarenesstrainingsothishas beenabonus.Morefundingis neededtogetmorestaffonthe courses. | Longerwaitinglists. |
6 | It'scausedahugeamountof anxiety. | Moreawareness. | Nocomment. | Morepaidstafforfreeservices | None | Moreneed |
7 | Yes,Ithinkthattherearepositive andnegativeaspects.Positive impactsarethatithashighlighted therequirementsneededtofulfil andimproveourmentalhealth serviceandIfeelawarenesshas increasedasaresultoftheimpact Covidcanhave.Therealso appearstohavebeennewand improvedindependentservicesto supportpeoplewiththeirmental health,intheabsenceofadequate Governmentsupport.Negative wise,ithascausedmoreissuesin termsofstaffing,especiallywith travelrestrictionsduetoCovid andtheincreasedcostofliving andaccommodationinJersey whichmakesitdifficultfor qualifiedstafftorelocateto Jersey.Anincreaseddemandon servicesasaresultofCovidhas alsoincreasedwaitingtimesetc. | No,notreally.TheonlypositiveI canseeisthattherehavebeen reviewsofexistingprovisionsin searchofimprovement.And independentorganisationshave takenoncasesthatwouldnot otherwisebesupportedbythe Government'sservicesduetolackof resources.Thoseservicessuchas TheListeningLounge,etc. | Yes,moredemandandlessprovision. | Morestaffingtoofferawider supportsystemandtoreduce waitingtimes.Morespecifically trainedstaffforareassuchas EatingDisorders,OCDtherapy, etc.Atthemoment,itappearsa oneboxfitsallsystemwhichisnot idealinmyopinion.Forexample, Autisticindividualsareoften includedinMentalHealthServices whenitisnotamentalhealth condition.Therearementalhealth conditionsasaresultofautismat times,butactuallymanyautistic individualsdonotneedspecific mentalhealthsupport. Offeringcourses/workshopscould alsohelpfillsomeofthegaps wherelessurgentcasescanbe supportedinagroupsession. | Theyhavegonedownhill.More demand,lessprovisionandwhilst reviewsasinplacewecanhope forchange. | Yes,Ibelieveithashighlightedthe significantdeficitintheprovision oflocalMentalHealthServices. |
8 | unabletocomment | unabletocomment | unabletocomment | betterfacilities/buildings.More awarenessofoutofhoursservices | none | yesithas,beingisolatedhas increasedtheneedforthis.In additionreturningintothe workplacehasbeenanadditional challenge. |
9 | Yes,aspeoplehavebecomemore isolated,orfeellesssupported. Thiscanalsotaketheformof feelingunsupportedbythe governmentorgeneralpublicin unwillingnesstoprioritisehealth, aswellasisolationfromusual formalorinformalsupport networks. | Nonecometomind | Agreaterneed,butnotacorrespondingly greatersupplyorbudget | Shorterwaitinglists,more communitysupport,more integratedsupport(e.g.asapart ofworkculture,preventing conditionsleadingtoburnout, moregreeneryintownasthishas documentedbeneficialeffectson mentalhealthetc).Feelingvalued asahumanbeingbythe government.Thementalhealth staffaregreat,butthefacilities areterriblestrugglingpeopleare stuffedintofallingdownbuildings whilemoneyispouredinto financeandinallthe conversationsaboutthenew hospital.Thisissodemoralising. | No,butIthinkitisashamethat thissurveyisnotanonymous,as manypeoplemaybewaryof givinghonestanswersthereisa strongperceptionofanti whistleblowerculture,whichwill almostcertainlyhaveaneffecton thequalityofmentalhealthcare offered. | Morepeopleareneedingsupport withmentalhealthissues,evenif thatisshorttermsupporttodeal withanxietiescausedbyvarious aspectsofthepandemic.Mental healthneedstobeamore integratedpartofthecultureand inallworkplaces.Peopleare burningoutbecauseofoverwork mentalhealthsupportisalso supportwithpracticalmatters. |
10 | Istrugglewiththewaythingshave movedonline.withastutterand strugglingtoreadpeoplewhen anxietyisbadIfeelfarmore comfortabletalkingtopeopleface toface. | Thereseemstobeabetterfeeling ofempathyfrompeoplewhomay notexperienceisolationandanxiety intheirnormaldaytodaylife. | NA | linkwiththesocialsecurityboard astheirbenefitspaneldontseem torecognisehowsomeonewhois completlyreliantonparentalcare asanadult.Thepanelcanberude andinsultingandtheanxiety surroundingtheannual assessmentitselfisenoughto causemonthsofanxietybuildup. Thereseemstobeanexpectation thatallmentalhealthcanbe treatedbyshortcoursesof interventionshoweverIfeelsome casesneedalongtermapproach andfundingneedstobeinplace forthoseathomecaringforthem andputtingapauseontheirown livestodosoatveryhighexpense tothemselves. | WorkwithSStorelivefinancial stressfrompeoplewithmental healthissues. | Inmyopinionithasntdrastically changedthingsforthelongterm althoughIfeltitdidchangethings dramaticallyduringtheinitial stages.nowIseetheanxiety remainsovertheuncertintyof planspeoplemakeduetopossible isolationperiodsandguidlinesand restrictionsthatchangewithlittle notice. |
11 | No.MentalHealthserviceswas notreadyandihavenotnoticed anyimprovedduringthe pandemic. | Inmyperspective,Ihavenoticed thatadoorofhopeisopensince thepandemic.TheMentalHealth Servicesandsomecareproviders seemmoreinvolvedand understandingthepubicmental healthinthecommunitysupport. | Ihavenotnoticeanychanges(negative)in thedeliveryofMentalHealthServicesofthe supportintheMentalHealthHospitalorin theGeneralHospital. | TheMentalHealthServicesshould takemorerisksandempower moretheindividualsaccordingthe personcentredsupport. | Inmyopiniontherearelittlesteps achieved,butthereisalongand hardworktodo. | Rethinkingallthesupport providedbythementalhealth servicesandthecareproviders. |
12 | unsure | Ibelieve,asanoutcomethe opportunitytouseonlinemethods. eventhough,attimesmayhave beenmandatory,hasbeenboth positiveandnegativebecause peopleshavenotbeenasaccessible, butasanoutcometheopportunity touseonlinemethodshasseemed beneficial. | unsure | betterfacilitiesandbase.Orchid houseseemsveryneglectedand beingsurroundedbythe derelict,boardedupstsaviours hospitalalonecouldleadto mentalhealthissues | n/a | Ihaveexperiencedwithmy clientsduringthecourseofthe periodofcovid19.Muchhigher leversofanxietyandangerrelated incidences.especiallyduringthe lockdownperiod |
13 | Thereseemstobeamuchlonger waitingperiodformentalhealth servicessinceCovid19hit.no | no | waitinglisthavegottenlonger | mentalhealthservicesshouldbe keptunderstatescontrolandnot placedoncharitableservicessuch asMind | no | Inmyownopinionandfrommy ownexperience,Ihavefoundthat mymentalhealthsuffered dramaticallyduringthePandemic, especiallyduringthefirst lockdown,whenIwastoldto shieldduetounderlyinghealth issues. |
14 15 | TheprovisionofMHSforautistics hasbeenpoorandthiscontinues tobethecase. N/A | Fromtheperspectiveofthefirst handexperiencessupporting autisticstoaccessMHS,thisfeels verymuchunchangedforthe majorityafewindividualshave beenabletoaccessautismspecific psychologicalsupportthroughthe JAASteamwhichhasbeenpositive howevermanyarewaiting unacceptableperiodsoftime. Anotherpositiveisthe discussions/workshopstakenplace todevelopingtheneurological pathwayforchildren.Itwaspositive toseethemixofexpertsincluding parentsandpaidcarersandgreatto seesomepositiveoutcomesstarting tocomefromthati.e.the appointmentofanotherdiagnostic teamtoreducewaitingtimeswhich hasreportedlybeensuccesful.It wouldbegreattoseesimilar happenregardingadultservices. N/A | Thelackofabilityforchangetohappenis themostnegativeaspect. | AccesstoautismspecificMHS's withinatimelymannerthe impactofnothavingthisis damagingpeople'slivesand riasingthecostsofsupport requiredtomanagethe consequences. Ingeneral,thereisstillstigma attachedtoanyonelivingwitha mentalhealthillness,withthe facilitiesavailableonisland reflectingthat.Thisisespecially trueintheacuteMHSfacilityat Orchidhousewhichformany yearshasbeendescribedas"unfit forpurpose"bothbythose externalandinternalto government.Itwasreferencedas apriorityareatochangein2019 howeverthesamefacilityisbeing used!Giventheawarenessthatis presentaroundmentalhealthon Island,itisworryingand extremelydisapointingthat upwardof25%ofthepopulation willatsomepointbelivingwitha mental health illness and must ? | appendixnotattached Nocomments | Frommyexperienceitisdifficult tosaywhetherornotthe pandemichaschangedtheneed orrequirementsforMHSinJersey howeverwhatIhaveexperienced isacontinuallackofMHSfor individualswithautismwhichis hugelyimpactingontheabilityof thosewesupportatAutism Jersey. Ihavenothadanyexperienceof anyonecloseorcolleagueusing theservice. |