Instead of focusing only on how we treat mental illness, we should be asking a broader question: how do we create the conditions for young people to heal, thrive and build hopeful futures? Reflections from Plaid Cymru Conference 2026.
New hope for Improving NHS Mental Health Services as Lancet Clinical Trial Results Released.
Six years ago I said that we, as a sector, were complicit in propping up systems that were not just failing people, but in some cases actively doing harm. At the time, we were still Gofal. We had decades of experience, a strong reputation, and a clear place within the…
For good mental health we need to think about ourselves, others and the worlds we live in. This is why campaign focus on “action for yourself, for someone else, for all of us” is key.
Jess shared her lived experience for Platfform’s report, ‘The hidden harm of the diagnosis of personality disorder’, which was launched recently.
Platfform’s new report, ‘The Hidden Harm of the diagnosis of personality disorder’, which will be launched at our sold-out event this Thursday 12 February, will call for change to the treatment of people given the diagnosis of personality disorder. …
As we hurtle through February, and the Christmas break becomes a fading distant memory, this is the time of the year when I do a little bit of looking back – and lots of looking forward.
World Mental Health Day focuses this year on psychological support in a humanitarian Crises. But how do the ripples of this spread, and how can we protect our mental health in a world that feels increasingly uncertain?
It can feel like an overwhelming question. Here’s three big things we think are important to understanding the answer.
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.
It’s time for real change in Wales; for us to hear the voices of activists, people with lived experience of poor mental health, and staff within the system who have seen things not working. For their tireless campaigning to be reflected and enshrined in Government intent – and for that intent to turn into tangible action.
