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Study reveals a third of children and young people experience increased mental health difficulties during lockdown

30Jun

Children’s charity Barnardo’s warns that lockdown could affect the mental health and wellbeing of a generation as at least a… read more

Covid-19: National PTSD screening programme ‘urgently needed’

29Jun

Patients affected by COVID-19 need to be urgently screened for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and receive regular check-ups for at… read more

Children’s Commissioner for Wales: ‘Major change needed’ in mental health and wellbeing care for vulnerable children

23Jun

Some of Wales’ most vulnerable children are being bounced between services who cannot agree who is responsible for their care,… read more

Interview: Mark Williams, co-founder, International Fathers’ Mental Health Day

22Jun

Around 10% of fathers can experience mental health problems in the first year following the birth of their child. Mark… read more

7.4 million report that their wellbeing has been affected by loneliness in the past week

09Jun

The Office for National Statistics has published an analysis of loneliness in Great Britain during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic during… read more

Carers Week: 4.5 million become unpaid carers in a matter of weeks

08Jun

4.5 million additional people caring for older, disabled or seriously ill relatives or friends since the Covid-19 pandemic Unpaid carers… read more

Summer 2020 edition of the Mental Health Wales journal out now!

08Jun

The summer edition of the Mental Health Wales journal is out now and it’s a carers’ special celebrating Carers Week… read more

Survey reveals bigger impacts of Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) and restriction measures on wellbeing of Black, Asian and minority ethnic residents in Wales

03Jun

Feelings of anxiety and isolation during Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) restrictions are more common in Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME)… read more

Charity calls on government to end “thuggish” debt letters during coronavirus crisis

03Jun

With millions of people facing debt problems because of the pandemic, the Money and Mental Health Policy Institute is urging the government… read more

Welsh Government launches new Young Person’s Mental Health Toolkit

02Jun

In a few short months we have seen society change as a result of the Coronavirus.  It continues to impact… read more

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