Mental Health Wales


	02 Jul 2009 Breakthrough in the understanding of schizophrenia The biggest study into the genetics of schizophrenia has revealed a hitherto unknown similarity between schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, a discovery which could lead to new treatments for both illnesses....Read more...
	26 Jun 2009 Prime Minister asked to tackle discrimination against MPs A request to remove a discriminatory provision which means that an MP automatically loses his or her seat if detained under the Mental Health Act was made in Parliament this week....Read more...
	15 Jun 2009 Guilty plea at Merthyr trial A court has heard how a man with bipolar disorder had approached various organisations for help before taking the life of his neighbour in 2008......Read more...
	12 Jun 2009 Carers in Wales at "breaking point" The stress of being a carer is so great many of the 340,000 carers in Wales are at "breaking point". That's the main finding from a survey published to coincide with Carers Week which is currently running and ends on June 14th . ...Read more...
	04 Jun 2009 Mental Health Wales Journal out now The new edition of the Mental Health Wales Journal is now available. This season's journal includes articles on a variety of important mental health issues including:...Read more...
	29 May 2009 Beating Bipolar project set to begin Researchers at Cardiff University are about to begin work on the world's first internet-based education treatment for patients with bipolar disorder....Read more...
	20 May 2009 Hutt emphasises need for educational inclusion at Hafal's spring conference Children, Education, Lifelong Learning and Skills Minister Jane Hutt AM has spoken of the need for "everyone with a serious mental illness to have access to the things that everyone else has."...Read more...
	11 May 2009 Hafal's spring conference to focus on equal access to learning Hafal, Wales' leading charity for people with serious mental illness and their carers, will this week hold a conference in Llandrindod Wells entitled: "We Can Do It! Ensuring equal access to learning for people with a serious mental illness"....Read more...

20 May 2009
Hutt emphasises need for educational inclusion at Hafal's spring conference...Read more...

11 May 2009
Hafal's spring conference to focus on equal access to learning...Read more...

05 May 2009
Assembly Government Review identifies key objectives for Secure Mental Health Services...Read more...

30 Apr 2009
Bradley Report calls for better treatment of people with a mental illness in the criminal justice system ...Read more...