By Andrea Edwards, on July 18th, 2009
Ceredigion
Lampeter
Tel: 01570 422559
Email
Carmarthen South
Llanelli
Tel: 01554 776149
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Head Office
Llanelli
Tel: 01554 776149
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By Angie Darlington, on November 2nd, 2009
By Paul Williams, on October 12th, 2009
The WWAMH AGM will be held on Tuesday December 8th 2009, in Bro Myrddin Bowls Club, Carmarthen at 11.00 am, buffet lunch at 1.00 pm.
For more information contact:
Andrea Edwards
Finance & Administration Officer
West Wales Action for Mental Health
The Palms Centre
96 Queen Victoria Road
LLanelli
Carms
SA15 2TH
01554 776149
wwamh_llanelli@yahoo.co.uk
By Paul Williams, on October 5th, 2009
The date of the next trustee meeting is Friday October 30th, 10.30 am til 12.30 pm in The Mount, Carmarthen
By Gill Pirie, on September 29th, 2009
PRESS RELEASE
Issued: 23/9/09
For the week beginning 5th October
Title: The Creative Journey to Recovery
Artwork on the theme of ‘Recovery’ goes on display this week in four GP surgeries around Ceredigion to celebrate World Mental Health Day this year.
World Mental Health Day on October 10th is an annual campaign to draw attention to the need to “make mental issues a global priority”. This year’s theme is ‘Mental Health and Primary Care: Enhancing Treatment and Promoting Mental Health’.
One in four of us will experience some kind of common mental health problem each year. Many will seek help from their GP and primary care team and will be given the help they need or put in touch with other sources of support. For other people it may be a longer struggle and the journey of recovery from their experience can be ongoing. People from local mental health groups wanted to reach out to others with a message of hope – that Recovery is possible. They have done this through their artistic responses on the theme of ‘Recovery’ which will be on display in the week of 5th October at Meddygfa Emlyn, Cardigan Health Centre and Tanyfron, Aberaeron and Ystwyth Medical Centre.
This project has been supported by the Ceredigion Service User Involvement Worker and Mind Your Heart. The ‘Ceredigion Recovery Book’, which was published in March, is available in English and in Welsh through existing organisations working for mental health and in local libraries. It can also be bought through Mind Your Heart and local bookshops.
Notes to Editors
- For more information contact Jan Batty, Mind Your Heart on 01570 423957, mobile 07875 206777 or jan.batty@nphs.wales.nhs.uk or Gill Pirie, Service User Involvement Worker on 01239 712811 or 0779 0234116 or wwamh_userinvolvement@yahoo.co.uk
- The Ceredigion Service User Involvement Project is a partnership project of local mental health organisations managed by West Wales Action for Mental Health.
- Mind Your Heart was set up in 2005 to improve the physical health of people with mental health problems in Ceredigion. It is a partnership of organisations including West Wales Action for Mental Health, Ceredigion Public Health Team and Ceredigion Local Health Board.
- The Ceredigion Recovery Book is available from Mind Your Heart at a cost of £5.
- Photos are available from Gill Pirie after 5th October.
By Angie Darlington, on September 28th, 2009
During the winter and following spring of 2009 a group of writers, poets and artists, all of whom have at some time been users of mental health services, work-shopped together to create a single volume to celebrate World Mental Health Day. It is hoped that this volume will alleviate the prejudice with which mental health issues are still viewed. A challenging and rewarding read, Footsteps without Prints is both autobiographical and fiction. It depicts footsteps in life through a variety of forms; including articles, poems, artwork and photographs.
There will be books available, individuals reading from the book and mental health information Stalls
CARMARTHENSHIRE MENTAL HEALTH FORUM
World Mental Health Day 2009
Book launch
“Footsteps without prints”
Thursday 8th October 2009
11am-1pm
Thomas Arms Hotel, Llanelli
Lunch and refreshments will be provided
For more information or if you would like a stall in the Thomas Arms please contact Angie on 01267 238367
“With Mental Health problems, you can get lost. With Art you can find out who you are” Quote from a service user
