
News and comment
Updates and comment from the Platfform team.
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Statement on the UK Supreme Court ruling
Following yesterday’s Supreme Court ruling, we want to restate our unequivocal solidarity with our trans friends, colleagues and wider community. We are deeply concerned about the impact of this ruling on trans people and what it will mean for people’s sense of identity, safety and belonging. We know people are feeling…
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Platfform and FCHA launch four new supported flats in Swansea
March 2025 | Nestled between residential homes, Airbnbs, and student digs, two large residences play home to Platfform’s temporary and permanent supported accommodation, managed in partnership with Beacon, and First Choice Housing Association, and the City & County of Swansea.
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Double marathon fundraiser for Platfform’s Seibiant Sanctuary
March 2025 | Service Manager at Cardiff’s Seibiant Sanctuary, Katie Mills, is undertaking two major sporting challenges this year to raise vital funds for Platfform’s mental health crisis team, enabling people to access out of hours support in person.
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Changes to disability benefits in the 2025 Spring statement: the facts and the impact
These policy decisions do not create the circumstances for people to have good mental health, and instead risk trapping people in poverty and distress.
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Tonyrefail Community School wins £1k top prize for Platfform
4 March 2025 | Tonyrefail Community School has chosen Platfform to receive a £1,000 grant, won at a competition organised by London-based charity First Give, set up to inspire young people to learn about social issues in their community.
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Statement on recent social media attacks against the Welsh Refugee Council
All of us with any form of public platform have a duty to the truth, and to be responsible with how we use the voice afforded to us. The recent attacks on the WRC have not fulfilled that duty
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Mental health support and activity group space, The Hangout opens in Barry
The Hangout project in Barry in the Vale of Glamorgan extends the already hugely successful provision for young people available in Cardiff.
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Platfform Leads Trauma-Informed Mental Health Support in 68 Swansea Schools
Platfform Wellbeing and the Young People team are delivering counselling, training and group-based support for thousands of Swansea pupils.
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Launching the Seibiant sanctuary: a place for safety, support and compassion
The Seibiant Sanctuary is Cardiff and the Vale’s first non-clinical, community-based and trauma informed alternative to A&E.
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Look for the helpers: connections across the political divide
Find the people who are striving to unite communities, or who are willing to reach out to help a neighbour in need. Let them guide your trust in human goodness.
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Gisèle Pelicot, and bringing shame into the light
“It’s not for us to have shame. It’s for them.” Gisèle Pelicot’s request for an open trial speaks to how we understand shame in situations of trauma – and how bringing shame to light helps us process it, and place it where it belongs.
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Black History Month 2024
Good mental health requires a sense of belonging, and within that, the freedom to hold and be proud of your own identity within the spaces where you connect with others.
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A statement on standing with communities at times of unrest
“I want to reinforce that there is no place for any kind of hate at Platfform.”…
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World Mental Health Day 2024
Mental health will always require more than just one day – it’s at the root of our lives, our communities and our world. But today is a good chance to highlight workplace wellbeing – we spend much of our time at work, so what happens there matters.
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The King’s Speech 2024: a mental health perspective
We’re pleased to see commitments to mental health in the King’s Speech, in particular reform of the Mental Health Act to reduce restrictive practice and give greater voice to people accessing support. But mental health doesn’t exist in a vacuum. What still needs to change?
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Alzheimer’s Society’s ‘The Long Goodbye’ campaign: a perspective
The recent Alzheimer's Society campaign shows the struggles faced by people trying to come to terms with dementia – but also raises some big questions about how we view life with dementia.