An investigation by the BBC and Community Care magazine suggests that mental health services in England are in “crisis”.
Investigation suggests that England’s mental health services are at crisis point
Lights! Camera! ACTION! reaches its climax at the Senedd today
Today is World Mental Health Day and to mark the occasion, Lights! Camera! ACTION! – our 2013 national campaign run by mental health service users and carers and supported by Hafal, Bipolar UK and the Mental Health Foundation – was celebrated at an event in the Senedd.
Lights! Camera! ACTION! Celebrated at the Senedd on World Mental Health Day
Hugely successful user and carer-led campaign will culminate in an event in the Oriel Gallery on Thursday 10th October 2013
Maggie from Carmarthenshire: give us input into the care plan!
Maggie, a carer from Carmarthenshire, and the person she cares for have had huge difficulties in getting an input into the care plan
How art therapy gave Paul from Pembrokeshire a new purpose in life
Paul from Pembrokeshire has accessed an outstanding art therapy service which has inspired his passion for painting and helped him to manage his mental health
Ruth on the transition from England to Wales
Ruth from Ceredigion saw a big change in the way mental health services were delivered when she moved from England to Wales:
Advice from Bethan in Gwynedd: “Review your Care Plan regularly!”
“Care and Treatment Plans are a very useful at that moment in time, but someone’s needs can change in a matters of hours,” says Bethan from Gwynedd: click here to watch Bethan’s blog (in Welsh) about why it’s essential to regularly review your Plan.
Chris on consistency: You can’t be passed from one person to another
Today the Lights! Camera! ACTION! studio is broadcasting from Anglesey. “You’re not a lump of meat, you can’t be passed from one person to another,” says Chris from North Wales
Michaela ar y newid i fudd-daliadau
“Mae pawb yn poeni ynghylch y peth… Maent yn gwahaniaethu yn erbyn yr anabl ac yn erbyn pobl sydd â phroblemau iechyd meddwl.”
Michaela on benefits changes
“Everybody’s worried about it … They’re discriminating against the disabled, and against people with mental health problems.”