Following the publication of a report into the prevalence of self-harming in children Barnardo’s Cymru is calling for children’s mental health services in Wales to be brought up to the standard of those in England…
Mental Health Charity Welcomes Demise of Bill
Ministers are expected to announce that the controversial draft Mental Health Bill, which has been criticised by many mental health charities and organisations, is to be scrapped. Clients and carers from Hafal, Wales’s principal charity working for people affected by Mental Health legislation, today welcomed the news…
Welsh campaigners complain: “We have lost our voice”
People with severe mental illness and their carers from across Wales protested against obstruction of public access to Assembly Members and Ministers at the new Senedd building yesterday…
Report suggest carers’ human rights being violated
A new report published by Carers UK has suggested that some local authorities are failing to implement the Human Rights Act with serious consequences for carers…
Suicidal feeling on the rise in children
ChildLine has reported that the number of children calling them because they feel suicidal has increased by 14 per cent in the last year, raising concerns over the mental welfare of children…
Petition against increased compulsion
The Mental Health Alliance is calling for people to sign a petition against the proposed extension of compulsion laws in the new Mental Health Bill. The petition forms part of the Alliance’s Stand Up for Mental Health campaign…