
Mental Health Professionals Have Lived Experience
As a colleague of mine recently said, there are few of us who have not been affected by mental health, alcohol or other drug problems. Sometimes we can have a diagnosis of depression or anxiety or, be affected by a family member living with schizophrenia or substance misuse. At some stage in our career mental health professionals - social workers, psychologists, nurses, psychiatrists and occupational therapists - are likely to be faced with the challenge of coping with these