'Seek help from trained professionals'

Barbadians seeking mental health services are being warned to ensure the individual they seek counselling from is a trained professional. The advice from Mental Health Advocate Tessa Chadderton-Shaw. She was a guest on CBC's Let's Talk About It radio programme on Q100.7 FM, which focused on Mental Health Challenges in Barbados. Ms. Chadderton-Shaw has stressed that it is possible for people to function with mental health disorders. She wants people to be allowed to disclose their conditions and not be regarded as a threat to society. Meanwhile, Clinical Social Worker Pamela Jones-Goodridge has addressed how employers can deal with employees who may pose a threat to themselves or others. Subscribe to CBC News: http://www.youtube.com/cbcbarbados Connect with the CBC News Barbados Website: https://www.cbc.bb/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CBCNews.bb/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cbcnewsbarbados Twitter: https://twitter.com/CBCBARBADOS #CBCTV8 #CBCNewsNight