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Welcome back to the Community Voices Podcast!   In today's episode, Conor had a chat with Stephen Donnelly from the Community Mental Health Team of the Western Health Trust, more commonly referred to as Lissan House. Community Mental Health Teams, are multi-professional teams that provide assessment,treatment and support services to people experiencing mental health problems. There are teams working throughout the Western Health and Social Care Trust. In emergency situations, a crisis response service will link with out of hours GPs or the emergency department (ED). Conor and Stephen talked all about the topics of mental health and mental illness and the important distinction between the two. Stephen also discussed his hopes for the future of mental health services in incorporating technology to reach out to those who are vulnerable and marginalised.   If you need to contact Lissan House, telephone 028 8225 2202 (please note that it is a GP Referral only service).   If you would like to get in touch with the Community Voices team, Get in touch via: Email: communityvoicesoch@gmail.com Telephone: 07809151593 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/newbeginningscommunityvoices/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/newbeginnings_communityvoices/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/NewBegi85626232