Speaking about training in relation to his recovery from serious mental illness Blaenau Gwent service user Rob Mckeown said: “I… read more

A new survey reveals 4 out of 5 of people with bipolar struggle to get a correct diagnosis – with the average delay in diagnosis a staggering 13 years.

The latest edition of the Mental Health Wales journal is now available online.

The need for more specialist services for carers of people with a serious mental illness was one of the talking points at today’s “Movin On Up” event in Ammanford, Carmarthenshire.

The new Plans, part of the historic Mental Health (Wales) Measure, give service users the opportunity to take a comprehensive… read more

The National Centre for Mental Health (NCMH) is looking for people to join the Wales Mental Health Network. The Network includes individuals from childhood to old age who suffer with mental health problems including people with neuro-developmental disorders such as ADHD and Autism, major psychiatric disorders such as Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder, and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and neurodegenerative disorders, such as Alzheimer’s disease.

A Mental Health Service User and Carer Panel has produced a briefing document ahead of today’s hour-long debate in the Senedd on the Welsh Government’s draft Mental Health Strategy, “Together for Mental Health”, which is currently out for public consultation.

A student from Cardiff University is looking to interview people who have a family member diagnosed with schizophrenia, for a research project backed by Cardiff University Medical School’s ethics committee.

There was an air of celebration at today’s “Movin’ On Up” campaign event in Cardiff.

After many years of campaigning users of secondary mental health services have, from today, finally gained the legal right to a holistic Care and Treatment Plan covering eight areas of their lives.