The first of a series of public meetings to discuss the legislative options that will emerge from Jonathan Morgan AM’s Mental Health Legislative Competence Order (LCO) has taken place.

Health and Social Services Minister Edwina Hart will officially launch Hafal’s new Criminal Justice Link Service at the Senedd on Wednesday October 14th…

The new Local Health Boards in Wales become fully operational today.

Welsh mental health charity Hafal has welcomed an inquiry into mental health service provision in Wales by the National Assembly’s Health, Wellbeing and Local Government Committee which highlighted a need for urgent action to improve services.

A report published this week by the House of Commons’ Public Accounts Committee says that carers find it hard to access state benefits and employment support because of complex processes and poor communication from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).

A World Health Organisation (WHO) report issued at the start of the first Global Mental Health Summit has predicted that in the next twenty years more people will be affected by depression than any other health problem.

Powys Local Health Board (LHB) has pleaded guilty to breaching health and safety law in relation to the death of Sylvan Money, a 26-year-old artist who committed suicide at Bronllys hospital near Brecon in 2004.

The Wales Audit Office is asking people (aged between 18 -64) who have received mental health services from the NHS or Social Services during the last year to take part in a survey.

Visitors to Hafal’s stand at the Eisteddfod this week have been briefed on the state of mental health services in Wales in a fun and informative way courtesy of the famous fairytale figure of Cinderella who has been on hand, complete with carriage, to greet attendees.