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Mental health support team keeps busy with high demand at Trenton’s MFRC BY ERIN STEWART
Trenton - The mental health support team at Trenton's Military Family Resource Centre (MFRC) is busy supporting the needs of families on base, taking in about one referral for counselling or mental health programs a day. Jaclyn Hunter, prevention, support and intervention co-ordinator, said the mental health support team has about 130 active clients for counselling services and had about 80 people in programs offered since April. "There's a huge need for it. We have probably an intake a day, most of us carry a caseload of 20 people and up, if not more," she said. "There's a huge demand for our services." The mental health support team offers numerous programs for military family members, including women support and self esteem groups, bouncing back from anxiety and depression, finding emotional balance for teenagers and a positive parenting program. "Basically I run what people need," said Hunter. "We're constantly looking for feedback from the community on what they need." Hunter said she's now looking into running the emotional balance program for preteens, ages 1013, in June after having multiple inquiries about running the program for a younger age group. Over the past two years, Hunter said the team's mental health and group programs have expanded a lot to meet the needs of the community while the services for individual counselling and therapy have stayed consistent. Initiatives to raise awareness, support research and break the stigma surrounding mental health, like Bell Let's Talk Day, help people feel better
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about reaching out for support, said Hunter. "The more education we have the more we can help each other balance out our own mental health," she said. "With the stigma, people don't seek out help because they're afraid to be put in this box so initiatives like Bell Let's Talk helps people say 'Yeah I've struggled with that and yeah I understand,' and it builds a sense of community." Hunter said many people don't seem to understand that everybody has mental health; mental health doesn't just mean Jaclyn Hunter, prevention, support and intervention co-ordinator, at illness. the Trenton Military Family Resource Centre. Erin Stewart/Metroland "It doesn't, it's just a part of 'How's your menacross the board, but here we have a very strong tal health today?' " she said. "It's a part of who you are and how you think, mental health team because there's a strong need so if you're being an overly negative person you're for the support." The mental health team also offers Post Trauhaving on the lower side of your mental health that matic Stress Disorder (PTSD) services for military week." You can have great mental health your entire life, spouses and family members; military members said Hunter, but then one stressor can cause a need have mental health resources on base. Linda Reade, mental health team director and for support. "Unfortunately, within the military lifestyle, family liaison officer, has specialized training in Eye there's stress all the time," said Hunter. "There's job Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR), stress with the job and there's family stress so the a common trauma therapy technique used for peoMFRC themselves, all of our services are different ple with PTSD.
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