Powys Local Health Board (LHB) has pleaded guilty to breaching health and safety law in relation to the death of Sylvan Money, a 26-year-old artist who committed suicide at Bronllys hospital near Brecon in 2004.

The Wales Audit Office is asking people (aged between 18 -64) who have received mental health services from the NHS or Social Services during the last year to take part in a survey.

Visitors to Hafal’s stand at the Eisteddfod this week have been briefed on the state of mental health services in Wales in a fun and informative way courtesy of the famous fairytale figure of Cinderella who has been on hand, complete with carriage, to greet attendees.

A report by the National Confidential Inquiry into Suicide and Homicide by People with Mental Illness (NCISH) has suggested that the number of homicides by people with a mental illness in England and Wales not in care has increased between 1997 and 2005…

Plans have been announced for a free mental health exhibition which will seek solutions to “overcoming the social, financial and systemic barriers that prevent people moving on with their lives and achieving recovery”.

A new mental health unit for children and young people in north Wales has been opened by Health and Social Services Minister Edwina Hart.

Hafal, Wales’ leading charity for people with serious mental illness and their carers, yesterday gave evidence to the Welsh Affairs Committee on the proposed Mental Health Legislative Competence Order (LCO) for Wales.

Ospreys players attended Hafal’s National Physical Health Awareness Day in Neath yesterday (9th July) to take part in the tug-of-war and award winners with medals. Clients from across Wales got the opportunity to take part in a number of sports including welly wanging, horse racing, Tai Chi, football, volleyball and boules.

First Minister Rhodri Morgan has opened a £4m medical project in Cardiff that will investigate common mental conditions and attempt to discover cures for a range of brain disorders.