Caerphilly-born TV presenter Matt Johnson has admitted to drinking up to two bottles of whisky a day during his battle with depression.The 30-year-old This Morning presenter spoke candidly on the ITV show…
Tag: Mental health
Gardening charity helping people back into work awarded £20,000
A project helping Caerphilly people with mental health problems to get back into work has been awarded £20,000.Charity Growing Space received the grant from The Coalfields Regeneration Trust (CRT) Wales to carry…
Nelson’s Simon Weston backs calls for tighter controls on veterans’ mental health treatment
Nelson’s Falklands war hero Simon Weston has backed calls for better mental health treatment for veterans.
10,000 people in Wales trained as Mental Health First Aiders
Ten thousand people across Wales have been trained to spot the symptoms of mental health problems, and taught how to approach someone with a problem to offer support.
Charity Mind awarded £12,000 for work in Caerphilly County Borough
The Caerphilly Borough branch of mental health charity Mind has been awarded £12,000 by bank Lloyds TSB.The money from Lloyds TSB Foundation for England and Wales, the bank’s charity, will go towards…
Caerphilly family project gets good practice award
A Caerphilly family project has scooped an award for employing good practice in mental health promotion.Action for Children’s Caerphilly Family Intervention project has been awarded the Good Practice award from the Public…
£5.5m funding for ‘personalised’ mental health services in Wales
New funding worth £5.5m to improve mental health services in Wales has been announced by Health Minister Lesley Griffiths.£3.5m will go towards support at a local level, meaning enhanced mental health services…