Healthcare Inspectorate Wales’ (HIW) second annual report monitoring the use of the Mental Health Act in Wales during 2010 – 11 has found that “patients are not always being made aware of their rights” and that some have been “coerced into accepting treatment”.

The Welsh Government’s new Strategy “Together for Mental Health” was the main topic of conversation at today’s “Movin’ On Up” event in Anglesey.

“Take control”, a new publication by the Mental Health Foundation (MHF) produced in partnership with Bipolar UK and Hafal was launched by the Mayor of Newport, Councillor John Guy, at today’s Movin’ On Up event in Newport.

The importance of early intervention in the treatment of serious mental illness – and the need for GPs to become up-to-speed in diagnosing mental ill health – was one of the talking points at today’s Movin’ On Up event in Barry.

There was an air of celebration at today’s ‘Movin’ On Up’ event at Chepstow Castle Car Park.

The deadline for submitting views on “Together for Mental Health”, the Government’s new Mental Health Strategy for Wales, is imminent.

The “Movin’ On Up” campaign attracted a huge amount of interest from young people at the Royal Welsh Show today.

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.