The purpose of this paper is to provide a profile of Chanell Cumber.
Chanell starts by giving a short account of her life. She is then interviewed by Jerome.
Chanell witnessed years of domestic abuse from her father towards her mother. This led her to develop mental health problems at a young age. Her account reveals her struggles to recover.
While single case studies are just that, they offer us insights that are missing from many professional narratives. These can often allow us a unique window into peoples’ lives.
Chanell points out the need for mental health services to have a more prolonged engagement with people who use services and outlines why this is important.
As a society we do not always reach out to quieter individuals who may go under “the radar”. Sometimes being more forward and offering people a chance to open up, may provide them with the opportunity to reveal the pressures they are under.
Each person’s story is unique and gives us differing understandings of the struggles that people battle with and how they have overcome these.
