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.
“How can service users ensure the Mental Health (Wales) Measure lives up to its potential?” was one of the questions raised at the “Movin’ On Up” campaign event in Aberystwyth today.
The importance of holistic Care and Treatment Plans was one of the major talking points at the “Movin’ On Up!” campaign event in Bridgend today.
Hafal Expert Patient Trainer Dave Smith’s latest Western Mail column is now online.
Mental health service users and carers staged a groundbreaking event yesterday. The “Movin’ On Up” Seminar, which took place in Llandrindod Wells, saw service users and carers develop their continuing “dialogue of equals” with senior policy makers and providers of mental health services by discussing the opportunities for recovery provided by the Welsh Government’s new Mental Health Strategy and the Mental Health (Wales) Measure and the Carers Measure…
Over 100 mental health service users, carers and health professionals scaled Pen y Fan today as part of “Movin’ On Up”, a national campaign run by mental health service users and carers across Wales.
