Mind Jersey provides information, support and practical help to anyone with mental health problems.
When you’re living with a mental health problem, or supporting someone who is, having access to the right information - about a condition, treatment options, or practical issues - is vital
We won’t give up until everyone experiencing a mental health problem gets support and respect. We believe no one should have to face a mental health problem alone. We’re here for you. Today. Now. Whether you’re stressed, depressed or in a crisis. We’ll listen, give support and advice, and fight your corner.
Please note these are UK publications. To find out what local support there is please see our ‘signposting’ (clickable link) or contact us at admin@mindjersey.org
Explains what antidepressants are, how they work, possible side effects and information about withdrawal.
Explains what antipsychotics are used for, how the medication works, possible side effects and information about withdrawal.
Explains anxiety and panic attacks, including possible causes and how you can access treatment and support. Includes tips for helping yourself, and guidance for friends and family.
Explains what arts therapies are, what they are for, and how they can help with your wellbeing
Explains what bipolar disorder is, what kinds of treatment are available, and how you can help yourself cope. Also provides guidance on what friends and family can do to help.
Explains body dysmorphic disorder, including possible causes and how you can access treatment and support. Includes tips for helping yourself, and guidance for friends and family.
Explains borderline personality disorder (BPD), also known as emotionally unstable personality disorder (EUPD), including possible causes and tips for helping yourself, and guidance for friends and family.
Explains how to cope when supporting someone else and gives practical suggestions for what you can do to look after yourself
Explains what cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is, what it is for, what happens during therapy
Explains what complementary and alternative therapies are and how they are used
Explains post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), including possible causes and tips for helping yourself, and guidance for friends and family.
Explains depression, including possible causes and how start helping yourself, with guidance for friends and family
Explains what dissociative disorders are, including possible causes, with tips for helping yourself, and guidance for friends and family
Explains the mental health effects of recreational drugs, what might happen if you use recreational drugs and also have a mental health problem,
Explains eating problems, including possible causes with tips for helping yourself, and guidance for friends and family.
A guide to taking the first steps, making empowered decisions and getting the right support for you.
What are voices and who hears them? Why do people hear these voices?
A guide to taking the first steps, making empowered decisions and getting the right support for you.
Explains hypomania and mania, including possible causes and how you can access treatment and support. Includes tips for helping yourself, and guidance for friends and family.
Explains loneliness, giving practical suggestions for what you can do for your wellbeing
Mental health problems at work are common. At least one in six workers is experiencing common mental health problems, including anxiety and depression.
Information about detention under the Mental Health (Jersey) Law. This includes the criteria for detention, information about different Articles and the rights of someone who has been detained.
Explains what mental health problems are, what may cause them. Also provides guidance on where to find more information, and tips for friends and family.
Provides information on mindfulness, how to practice it and how it can help with mental health problems.
Gives information about the relationship between money worries and mental health, with suggestions on how to address them
Explains the mental health benefits of nature and gives tips and ideas to try.
Explains what obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is, including possible causes, with tips for helping yourself, and guidance for friends and family.
Explains anxiety and panic attacks, including possible causes and how you can access treatment and support. Includes tips for helping yourself, and guidance for friends and family.
Explains paranoia, including possible causes and tips for helping yourself, and guidance for friends and family.
Explains difficulties you may face as a parent with a mental health problem, support available and suggestions on how to help yourself and your children.
Explains what peer support is, what types there are, how it can help you and how to access it
Explains personality disorders, including possible causes and tips for helping yourself, and guidance for friends and family.
Explains phobias, including possible causes and how you can access treatment and support. Includes tips for helping yourself, and guidance for friends and family.
Explains why being active is important, the types of activity to consider, how to overcome barriers, planning a safe routine and ideas for staying motivated.
Explains postnatal depression and other perinatal mental health issues, including possible causes, sources of treatment and support, and advice for friends and family.
Explains what post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and complex PTSD are, and includes self-care tips and guidance for friends and family.
Explains what PMDD is and explores issues around getting a diagnosis. Also provides information on self care and how friends and family can help.
Explains what psychosis is, including possible causes and tips for helping yourself, and guidance for friends and family.
The concept of recovery means different things to different people and can be defined as discovering a way of living a fulfilling and meaningful life despite being diagnosed with a mental illness.
For anyone who has been given a diagnosis of schizoaffective disorder, and their friends and relatives. Explains what the disorder is, and the types of treatment and support available
Explains seasonal affective disorder, including possible causes and how you can access treatment and support. Includes tips for helping yourself, and guidance for friends and family.
A guide to taking the first steps, making empowered decisions and getting the right support for you
Explains self-harm, including possible causes and how you can access treatment and support. Includes tips for helping yourself, and guidance for friends and family.
Explains what stress is, what might cause it and how it can affect you with information about ways you can help yourself.
Explains what suicidal feelings are, including possible causes and how you can learn to cope.
Explains how to support someone who feels suicidal, giving practical suggestions for what you can do.
Explains what talking therapies are, what happens during therapy and how to get the most from therapy.
Explains how you can be mentally healthy at work, giving practical suggestions for what you can do and where you can go for support.