Platfform stands with the LGBTQ+ community, including trans people, and we believe that doing so is fundamental to the mission of any charity that aims to uphold mental health and social justice.

As Wales embarks on a new community mental health journey  with Welsh Government’s recently published strategy, we look at why there’s reasons to be hopeful – and the places we can already see change happening.

Oliver Townsend has been part of campaigns to protect housing support funding for almost a decade. Now, as many in the sector are warning things are harder than they've ever seen, he reflects on whether we can hold onto hope.

“I feel that I cannot win. I feel I have no agency. My trauma is belittled. Mental health professionals have labelled me as manipulative, demonstrative, childlike, badly behaved, more difficult than others,  and less deserving of care.” …

Jen Daffin reflects on the recent Bevan Commission conference, and how solving the problems faced by the NHS will take more than just trying harder.

At Platfform, we believe hope is a way of being, a process. It is why we are excited that we have received funding from the Moondance Foundation for two years of a ground-breaking project in the Caerphilly area.

In this thought-provoking talk, journalist and author Johann Hari shares fresh insights on the causes of depression and anxiety from experts around the world - as well as some emerging solutions.

A book full of wisdom, experience and a passion for change that we cannot recommend enough.