Movin’ On Up”, the service-user led campaign which aims to take mental health services in Wales to the next level, will visit the Royal Welsh Show next week.
Suzanne Vogel-Scibilia, former President of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) – the largest mental health organisation in the world – visited Hafal today.
Improving service provision by ensuring the voices of carers and mental health service users are listened to and their views acted upon was the theme of today’s “Movin’ On Up” event in Caerphilly.
The Welsh Government’s draft Mental Health Strategy, “Together for Mental Health” was the main talking point at today’s “Movin’ On Up” event in Aberdare.
A Freedom of Information request by WalesOnline has revealed that young people with mental health problems are still being treated on adult wards despite a commitment by the Welsh Government to end what has been described as a “scandalous” practice.
A mother whose teenage daughter was diagnosed with anorexia will present a petition to the Welsh Government this month asking for a specialist eating disorder service for young people in Wales.
The importance exercise plays in recovering from serious mental illness was one of the talking points at today’s “Movin’ On Up” event in Torfaen.