Our Projects
Together for Mental Health Partnership Board
Some of our members are part of the Together for Mental Health (T4MH) Partnership Board, where they help represent the views of service users and carers by sharing the real issues people face when trying to access mental health support.
Members involved with the Partnership Board also contribute to a range of working groups, including Suicide and Self Harm and the Psychological Therapies Stakeholder Reference Group.
The Partnership Board meets every three months. At each meeting, the Board receives updates from the working groups on the work currently underway, along with the key priorities and focus areas for their services.
To find out more about the Together for Mental Health Partnership Board, please contact us.
National Partnership Board
Sharon, our Director, attends the National Partnership Board meetings. These meetings bring together Welsh Government representatives, strategic leads from each of the seven health boards, Public Health, and a wide range of voluntary and third sector organisations.
The Board focuses on the strategy and policy that shape mental health services across Wales and within local health boards.
As a lived experience organisation, we make sure the voices of service users and carers are built into policy and strategy development from the very beginning, helping to ensure services remain grounded in real needs and continue to provide the right support.
The National Partnership Board is currently developing a new 10 year Mental Health Strategy, setting out the ambition for mental health services both now and in the future.
Once the strategy is finalised, we will share it on our website so you can see what it means for services and how they may affect you going forward.
Psychological Therapies Stakeholder Reference Group
Some of our members attend local Psychological Therapies meetings, which focus on reviewing and improving the quality of psychological therapies across both Primary and Secondary Care.
During 2020–2021, a group of our volunteers carried out a review of Psychological Therapies by speaking directly with people who had received, or were currently receiving, therapy. This helped us better understand people’s experiences and identify areas where the service could be improved.
As a result of this work, a number of recommendations were developed. These are now being taken forward and implemented by the Psychology Department, in collaboration with our staff and people with lived experience.
Wales Mental Health & Wellbeing Forum
Some of our members represent the area at a national level through their involvement in the Wales Mental Health and Wellbeing Forum. In this role, they contribute to discussions and consultations on key legislative and policy areas, including care and treatment planning, suicide prevention, stigma and discrimination, the reduction of coercive practices, ECT, and neurodiversity.
Our Forum members work collaboratively with a range of key stakeholders, using their skills, knowledge, and lived and professional experience to help shape and influence Welsh Government mental health policy.