Hywel Dda Health Board &
West Wales Action for Mental Health
present a
Mental Health Showcase Day
Wednesday 31st March 2010
10.30am -3.30pm
Lunch provided
at
The Picton Centre
Freemans Way
Haverfordwest
The day will offer presentations from a range of new services provided by Hywel Dda and WWAMH’s Service User Involvement Toolkit
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
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.
