Other Island Services
Our main partners are the Mental Health Directorate of Health and Social Services. The Directorate provide the full range of statutory services including outpatient and inpatient services, social work and forensic services, community support teams, day care, residential provision and respite provision, occupational therapies, emergency and assessment services. The Directorate provide services for all ages from childhood to the elderly.
To contact the Directorate you can phone the General Hospital 0n 623000 or write to the Manager of the Service :
Mr. Ian Dyer
Queens House
La Route de la Hougue Bie
St Saviour
JE2 7UW
There is also a Health and Social Services, Mental Health Services website:
For information about other health and social services including the Children’s Service, Social services, Child and Adolescent Service, Alcohol and Drugs Service and the Adult Psychology Service go to website address:
Other useful links :
Adult Mental Health Directorate : contains information about all the statutory services provided for those suffering from mental illness locally.
The Psychology Service : contains information on the range of services provided by the States of Jersey The Psychological Assessment and Therapy Service
Old Age Psychiatry : give details of the range of community and residential services provided by the Old Age Psychiatry Service.
The Alcohol and Drugs Services : contains information on the range of services available to people with alcohol and drug related problems.
The CAMHS Service :provides details of the services offered by the Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Services.
Triumph over phobia : this site gives you information about the local triumph over phobia charity and support group.
Eating Disorders Support Group Jersey : A self-help group offering understanding around Eating Disorders.
Meetings are on the first Monday of each month at the Willows Day Centre,Green Street,St. Helier at 8 p.m. Open to anyone troubled by an eating disorder (or concerned that they may have one) and for their carers,
Chairperson/Group Contact : Laura Westwater Tel: 01534 721640
Or Tracey, Tel: 01534 766243
Alzheimers Society Jersey : provides information on the services provided by the local Alzheimers Society.
Autism Jersey / The Jersey Autistic Society :provides details on the services provided by the local charity.
Family Nursing and Home Care : provides information on the wide range of community nursing, home help and support services provided by this charity.
Headway ( Jersey) Brain Injury Association : provides information on the services provided by this charity for people with head injury.
JABS : Jersey Association of Bereavement Support for Children and Young Adults : a support group.
Jersey Association of Carers Incorporated : this organisation is dedicated to developing support and respite services for local carers.
Les Amis : this charity provides a large range of residential and community based services for children and adults with learning difficulty.
Samaritans
Samaritans is a registered charity, founded in 1953. It offers confidential emotional support to anyone in distress in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland,
Last year the Samaritans received 4.6 million contacts by telephone, e-mail, letter and face to face meetings. The service is delivered by 17,000 trained volunteers from all walks of life.
Samaritans believes that offering people the opportunity to be listened to, in confidence, can help reduce stress. The service offers everyone, regardless of background, the time and space to work through their problems.
Samaritans does not judge nor give advice. It allows people the opportunity to work out their own way forward, and it will acknowledge and respect the feelings of those people.
The support is available by telephone or e-mail, 24hrs a day:
phone our Jersey local number 725555 or the national number 08457 909090 or e-mail jo@samaritans.org
The Jersey branch in Hue Street, St. Helier, is also open to visitors as follows:
Monday, Wednesday and Friday 10.00am till 10.00pm
Tuesday and Thursday 2.00pm till 10.00pm
Saturday Midday till 10.00pm
Sunday Midday till 8.00pm
Silkworth Lodge : this is a residential centre for the treatment and rehabilitation of sufferers of drug and alcohol misuse problems.
Citizens Advice Bureau : provides advice to all members of the community in need of help and advice and its website has an excellent list of all local associations and charities.
Giving up Smoking :
Do you smoke to cope with stress or anxiety?
Smokers often say that smoking helps to relieve anxiety and stress but did you know that smoking could make your mental health worse?
Feelings such as anxiety significantly reduce after you quit smoking.
Help2Quit offers FREE nicotine Replacement therapy in the form of patches or gum combined with confidential weekly one to one support which is shown to make you 4 times more likely to quit rather than going it alone!
TelephoneFreephone 0800 735 1155 for further information.