Online mental health support for people living with long term health conditions
Free online courses for help with the emotional impact of long-term health conditions (LTCs) including chronic pain and heart disease are available now for Powys residents from NHS Wales. Around 40% of people with depression and anxiety disorders also have an LTC,...
Try mindful walking for Mental Health Awareness Week
It’s Mental Health Awareness Week, and this year’s theme is ‘Movement – Moving for our Mental Health’. Moving more can boost your energy levels, reduce stress and improve your self-esteem. That doesn’t necessarily mean running a marathon or climbing Everest - for you...
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Mental Health Information Officer (21 hours per week) & Communications Officer (21 hours per week) Mental Health Information Officer (21 hours per week) £18,485 (£30,825 pro rata) per annum Fixed term to 31st March 2025 (may be extended subject to funding)....
Referrals milestone for NHS Wales’ digital mental health service
NHS Wales’ online mental health support service has hit 30,000 referrals since piloting six years ago. The free service - powered by digital mental health platform SilverCloud - was successfully trialled in Powys in May 2018 and expanded across Wales three years later...
PTHB digital therapy team backs Government’s mental health vision
NHS Wales’ online cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) team has welcomed the Welsh Government’s commitment to digital therapies and early intervention as outlined in its new Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy The proposals – out for consultation until June - promise...
Implementation of the Strategic Mental Health Workforce Plan
The strategic mental health workforce plan for health and social care is the first of its kind in Wales. Developed by Health Education and Improvement Wales and Social Care Wales, the plan aims to develop skills and capacity across health and social care to increase...
Welsh Government Draft Mental Health and Wellbeing & Suicide and Self-Harm Prevention Strategies (2024-2034)
We would like to invite you to help shape our future strategies for mental health and wellbeing, and suicide and self-harm prevention in Wales. It has been 10 years since our previous strategies were published and we have now published the new Welsh Government Mental...
Community Adult Mental Health Services in Newtown have moved
During late February 2024 all Newtown Community Adult Mental Health Services moved to The Park Office, Newtown, Powys, SY16 2NZ. New phone numbers are below: Team Phone Number OLDER ADULTS CMHT SERVICE/ MAS +44 1686 252189 ADULTS CMHT SERVICE +44 1686 252841...
Children’s Mental Health Week, 5-11 February 2024
Online mental health support for you and your child As the nation marks Children’s Mental Health Week this week we’d like to remind you about NHS Wales’ online cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) service and tell you a little about how it can benefit you and your...
Volunteering opportunity with Cruse Bereavement Support in Powys
Bereavement affects everyone and can have a devastating effect on emotional, physical and mental health. Cruse support helps people understand their feelings, develop coping strategies, and return to every-day life, while remembering and celebrating the lives of those...
FREE Carer Me Time well-being online sessions and training
Carers Wales have a calendar of free online training and well-being/information sessions coming up for carers in January to March 2024. They are all free online sessions. You can sign up online HERE.
Mid & North Powys Mind Service Manager vacancy (maternity cover)
Mid & North Powys Mind are looking to recruit a Service Manager (In Work Support Service) to cover maternity leave within the team. Location: Blended – home & office (Llandrindod Wells) Hours: 28 hours per week Salary: 14 hours per week @ £15.43 (unqualified)...