This year’s theme was “Mental Health and Poverty” looking at the impact of poverty, in all its forms, on the mental health of Welsh citizens of all ages.
Mental Health Today Wales is now in its third year and this year’s event was supported by leading Welsh mental health organisations including NHS Wales, Gofal, Hafal, Mind Cymru, the Alzheimer’s Society and the National Centre for Mental Health, Cardiff University.
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National Poverty Action Plan and Mental Health–Vaughan Gething AM, Deputy Minister for Tackling Poverty, Welsh Government
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Mental Health and Poverty: the etiology of severe mental illness–Professor Rob Poole, Author of “Mental Health and Poverty”
Health inequalities in Wales and mental health as a public health issue–Dr Shaaz Mahboob, Interim Associate Director of Health and Healthcare Improvement, Public Health Wales
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Female offenders and mental health–Penny Cram, Head of National Services, Hafal
Empowering people with dementia to say no to scammers – Louise Hughes, Safeguarding Programme Manager, Age Cymru Elder Abuse Project
A New Suicide and Self harm Action Plan for Wales –Dr Ann John, Chair of the National Advisory Group
Poverty and Mental Health in Children and Young People –Clare Lamb, Consultant Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist
Duty to Review –Andrea Gray, Mental Health Legislation Manager
Approaches to Recovery – Angie Darlinton,West Wales Action For Mental Health
GreengAge Project Cardiff –Caroline Young, Case Worker, Gofal
Domestic Abuse and Debt – Rhiannon Paterson & Wendy McShane, Cardiff and Vale Citizens Advice Bureau
Leaving care: addressing poverty and well being– Vikki Butler, Senior Research Policy Officer, Barnados
Dementia and Mental Health – Linda Willis and Anne Carpenter, Dementia Support Managers
Getting People’s voices into care treatment plans –Darren O’Connell,Criminal Justice Officer& Christine Wilson,Senior Consultant, Hafal
Managing Money – the past, present and future –Katija Dew, Wales Co-Operative Centre
Duty to Review the Measure: Mental Health Act Code of Practice– Ruth Coombs, Mind Cmyru
Suicide and self-harm– Sarah Stone, Executive Director for Wales Samaritans
An update on the Mental Health Strategy, Together for Mental Health– Sian Richards, Mental Health Strategy Lead for Welsh Government
Digital inclusion and mental health –Leanne Rowlands and Mark Smith, Newport City Council