Jasper’s story

Jasper Thomson used our Criminal Justice Community Link Services and shared open and frank lived experience of mental distress and issues he has faced with alcohol abuse that have led to situations where offending has occurred that meant he came into contact with the criminal justice system.

In this first film he explains the forms of mental distress he has experienced and how Together’s criminal justice team came to work alongside him:
In the second part of our interview with Jasper he shares lived experience of being sectioned under the Mental Health Act and explaining how it made him feel and the processes involved:
In this next clip from our interview with Jasper he discusses inequalities he feels have contributed to mental distress he has experienced and misconceptions and judgements that have affected him accessing mental health support:
In the final part of our interview with Jasper talks about the impact that Together’s Community Link Service has had for him and specifically working with Together Community Link Worker Paul Richardson: