Mental Health

This Mental Health Awareness Week (11th-17th May), Tim Panagos, Clinical Lead at The Edge Crete looks at teen mental health in the modern world...

As the days shorten and temperatures drop, it’s not uncommon to feel your energy and mood dip too. Creating a peaceful space that helps...

Mae rhaglen dreialu cymorth iechyd meddwl drwy benset realiti rhithwir ar y gweill yng Nghymru.  Mae'r rhaglen a ddatblygwyd gan yr elusen iechyd meddwl New...

A trial programme of mental health support delivered via a virtual reality headset is underway in Wales.  The programme developed by mental health charity New...

Scientists at Swansea University have embarked on a groundbreaking study to examine whether cold water immersion (CWI) therapy can alleviate post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). According...

Dementia specialist Admiral Nurses will host clinics at Nationwide branches in Swansea, Aberystwyth and Wrexham in April to offer tailored support and guidance to...

A Senedd member called for reform of the way the Welsh Parliament handles backbench legislation after pulling a mental health bill that received cross-party...

English: https://youtu.be/_NIqW5H6DYo “I have seen women experience coercive control or toxic behaviours which isn't cool.” Reality Star Connagh Howard visits his old school to chat to students...

Welsh: https://youtu.be/EvtkWeJn7R8 Ymwelodd y seren realiti Connagh Howard â'i hen ysgol i sgwrsio â myfyrwyr am berthnasoedd iach. Seren Love Island, Connagh Howard, yw llysgennad enwog diweddaraf...

A LEADING mental health expert has warned the rising use of AI chatbots to help treat conditions is unsustainable.  Younger people are among rising numbers...

Today, Thursday January 25, is exactly 25 years to the day since Tŷ Hafan Children's Hospice first opened its doors to children with life-shortening...

The West Wales Regional Partnership Board has published a 5-year regional dementia strategy, which has been developed through engaging with people that are living with dementia,...

Mae Bwrdd Partneriaeth Rhanbarthol Gorllewin Cymru wedi cyhoeddi strategaeth dementia ranbarthol 5 mlynedd, sydd wedi’i datblygu drwy ymgysylltu â phobl â dementia, gofalwyr, a staff iechyd...

90% don’t feel comfortable talking about their mental health  The most common cause of stress for Cardiff tradespeople is the rising cost of materials (48%) IronmongeryDirect and ElectricalDirect are...

In June this year, a survey was conducted by the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) on how the rising cost of living damages the nation’s...

Nearly 23 million Brits currently battle sleep issues.  Just over a third (35%) of adults consistently struggle to remain asleep through the night, with a...

What is wellness you may ask….  Wellness is defined as an active process through which people become aware of, and make choices toward, a more...

Online treatment ‘as effective as face-to-face therapy’, large-scale clinical trial finds Researchers at Cardiff University have pioneered a new form of virtual treatment for people...

·       85% don’t feel comfortable talking about their mental health  ·       Finances are the most common cause of stress  ·       IronmongeryDirect is working with mental health charity, Basildon Mind,...

The importance of wellbeing and its role in health has been highlighted in a new paper by Swansea University academics. GENIAL Science, co-founded by Professor Andrew...

Amlygwyd pwysigrwydd lles a’i gyfraniad at iechyd mewn papur newydd gan academyddion o Brifysgol Abertawe. Prosiect ymchwil cydweithredol rhwng Bwrdd Iechyd Prifysgol Bae Abertawe a’r...

Anxiety over Omicron: Could Omicron ruin the nation’s Christmas plans? It’s understandable that we are becoming increasingly anxious over the new Covid-19 variant Omicron. Psychotherapist Noel McDermott offers advice...

After 14 years of recommending graded exercise therapy to people with myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME), the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has...

Paralympian Blade runner and MBE Jonnie Peacock – ‘I struggled to walk when my stump was sore so my mum would help carry me to...

According to the Alzheimer’s Association, it’s estimated that nearly 6 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s in 2021. The number of people living with...

If you are thinking about buying an EMR software for your small practice, you may believe that the most expensive EMR Software might offer...

As life settles down post-pandemic, psychotherapist Noel McDermott Is looking at ways for the nation to stay on top of their mental fitness. Anxiety about the world opening...

Euros hero Harry Maguire has teamed up with leading retailer Tesco and sports drink brand WOW HYDRATE to give back to grassroots football clubs.   The campaign, ‘Harry Hydrates Grassroots’, will provide...

Since the advent of the new coronavirus, the disease has caused millions of deaths and injuries worldwide. Although there are many known types of viruses,...

Wales & West Utilities is marking Dementia Action Week (20 – 26 May) by reminding families of those living with Dementia of two simple...

Mae ymchwil newydd wedi egluro ymhellach effaith Covid-19 a'r cyfyngiadau symud ar iechyd meddwl a lles pobl yng Nghymru. Bu pryderon am y ffordd...

New research has revealed more about the impact Covid-19 and lockdown has had on the mental health and wellbeing of people in Wales. There...

Members of the newly formed Welsh Government are being urged to prioritise the mental health and wellbeing of police officers in the wake of...

Mae tîm o academyddion o Gymru wedi datblygu dull newydd o helpu gweithwyr iechyd proffesiynol i wneud penderfyniadau clinigol ynghylch pobl a all fod...

A team of Welsh academics has developed a new method of supporting health professionals to make clinical decisions about people who may be at...

Wales & West Utilities is marking Dementia Action Week (20 - 26 May) by reminding families of those living with Dementia of two simple...

You’ve had your morning coffee (or two!), caught up on the main news of the day and even had your first meeting… and then it hits you – the most stressful...

Mae gan Brifysgol Abertawe rôl flaenllaw mewn consortiwm newydd ledled y DU i ddod â data iechyd meddwl allweddol ynghyd. DATAMIND – Data Hub for...

Swansea University is playing a leading role in a new UK-wide consortium to bring together vital mental health data. DATAMIND – the Data Hub for...

Mae'r Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) yn cynnig Cyswllt Lles ac yn lansio amrywiaeth o ganllawiau iechyd meddwl ar gyfer pobl yng Nghymru yn ystod yr...

  The Royal National Institute of Blind People is offering free Wellbeing Check Ins and launching a range of mental health guides for people in Wales during Mental Health Awareness Week...

Mae staff fferylliaeth gymunedol o bob rhan o Sir Gaerfyrddin, Ceredigion a Sir Benfro wedi cymryd rhan mewn hyfforddiant ‘cymorth cyntaf iechyd meddwl’ i...

Community pharmacy staff from across Carmarthenshire Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire have taken part in ‘mental health first aid’ training to support their patients and own...

    Cerebra, the charity that supports children with brain conditions and their families, is taking on a project to build ten new sensory stimulating Pod...

GROUNDBREAKING NEW APP TO OFFER FREE 24/7 THERAPY TO YOUNG PEOPLE THE HIDDEN STRENGTH APP WILL HELP THE 37% OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN WALES CURRENTLY...

According to a survey launched by the Mental Health Foundation to mark Mental Health Awareness Week Nearly three-quarters (72 per cent) of Welsh adults...

Be well, be happy Mental Health Awareness Week is the ideal opportunity to focus on psychological wellbeing - our own and our family’s. Emotional literacy means knowing...

We have spent a lot more time in our homes during the pandemic, and for some,  it's become harder to rest and relax in...

Study shows how lockdown has increased mental health difficulties for vulnerable children Cardiff University research is first to assess impact of COVID-19 on UK's ‘at...

During the last Business statement of the Senedd term Mid and West MS Helen Mary Jones called for immediate support for young people facing...