A new report by the Centre for Mental Health identifies key areas for improvement in mental health care across the criminal justice system in England and Wales.

The Mental Health Today Wales 2016 conference and exhibition takes place at the Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff on May 18th 2016.

A new booklet has been produced to help young people experiencing psychosis for the first time look after their physical health and maintain a healthy lifestyle.

New dedicated teams of staff to provide hands-on support for people with mental health needs will be set up in Welsh hospitals, Health and Social Services Minister Mark Drakeford has announced.

A brand new purpose-built mental health facility based at University Hospital Llandough, Hafan y Coed, was opened last week by Cardiff and Vale University Health Board. The new facility aims to provide a modern, therapeutic and recovery-focused environment to adults experiencing mental illness.

A major new policy institute dedicated to researching and finding solutions to the link between mental illness and money problems was launched last week. The institute is funded by a donation of £2 million from Money Saving Expert founder Martin Lewis.

The largest research project of its kind, designed to better understand the health of people living in Wales, was launched this week.

A £2m funding package is being made available over the next two years to continue the support provided to carers in Wales, Health and Social Services Minister Mark Drakeford has announced.

The NHS in England has committed to the biggest transformation of mental health care across the NHS in a generation, pledging to help more than a million extra people and investing more than a billion pounds a year by 2020/21.

Are you a carer? Carers Trust Wales wants to know what you think! In the run-up to this year’s National Assembly for Wales election in May 2016, Carers Trust Wales is calling on political parties to build a ‘Caring Wales’ to promote, protect and recognise all carers.