Bridgend Association of Voluntary Organisations

Mental Health

If you are an individual or a group whose aim is to promote mental health, or to provide a service for people with a mental health problem, if you haven't got in touch with BAVO, then perhaps you should.

Bridgend Association of Voluntary Organisations (BAVO) is the umbrella organisation that has the interests of the voluntary groups in the Bridgend area uppermost in mind. If you are an individual or a group whose aim is to promote mental health, or to provide a service for people with a mental health problem, if you haven't got in touch with BAVO, then perhaps you should.

We could give you information, training and advice on mental health policy, funding and other matters. If you are a mental health service user, or a carer, we are there for you. We work with the other agencies involved in mental health service planning to best fulfil the needs of service users and carers.

If you want to set up a group we can give you advice about getting started, with information about anything from funding to writing a constitution. If you want advice we can help you with resources and access to other specialist groups who might be able to help you further.

Email: BAVO Mental Health Development Officer

or write to:

BAVO 112-113 Commercial Street,
Maesteg
CF34 9DL
Tel: 01656 810400

Mental Health: A Possitive Approach

On behalf of a collaborative approach to Promoting Mental Health across Bridgend, Neath Port Talbot and Swansea, we are pleased to invite you to:

Mental Health. Working Together For A Positive Approach - A Platform To Celebrate And Recognise Achievements In Mental Health Services Across ABMU Region.

Friday, October 7th 2011. 9.00 – 13.00 Bridgend Recreation Centre

The event forms part of a full day’s programme of activities which is being designed to celebrate World Mental health Day. The focus of World Mental Health Day is to raise public awareness about mental health issues. It also aims to promote more open discussion of mental health, and investments in prevention and treatment services and crucially to actively promote the opportunity to share best practice and celebrate what has been achieved to better the lives of Service Users and Carers affected by Mental Health.

As such, the event aims to provide a platform to recognise and celebrate good practice across the three Counties and actively promote to professionals, partners, service users and carers the plethora of services and activities available across the region. The day is being opened by Tegwen Williams and chaired by Vicki Franklin from ABMU Health Board where 6 projects / services form part of the keynote speakers for the day. Please find attached programme and booking form.

To register attendance please complete the booking form and return to bavo@bavo.org.uk or Margaret.Gibbons@wales.nhs.uk . Please phone 01656 763014 for further information.

We look forward to receiving your completed adjoining forms before Thursday the 29th of September – 12noon.

A survey regarding attitudes to Mental Health in Bridgend and Neath Port Talbot

As part of on work being undertaken across Bridgend and Neath and Port Talbot, the Siaradwn Ni – Lets Talk are seeking to gain a local baseline assessment of public attitude to Mental Health. The primary aim of the questionnaire is to monitor people’s attitudes to mental health and to track changes over a period of time. Through the on going work being undertaken throughout the two Counties the aim is to measure (over time) whether the work being done is having an impact on people’s attitudes and stereotypes of mental health.

The questionnaire includes a number of statements about mental health, opinions, and direct questions of personal or professional experience of mental health and should take no longer than 10 minutes to complete.

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/CSKQNHR-attitudestomentalhealthBNPT

This survey is aimed at all areas of the community and therefore any feedback from any walks of life is welcome. Also, all information is confidential and untraceable to any individuals.

Many thanks for your assistance in this.

Mental Health Development Service

As envisaged by the WCVA the mental health development service should be active in the following ways:

As a resource for information, training and advice on mental health policy, funding, management and other matters, to voluntary organisations, users and carers.
Supporting joint working between voluntary organisations, users and carers and other sectors, and representing their views to decision–makers and others in ways that lead to effective outcomes and partnerships.
Identifying unmet needs that might be met within the voluntary sector and assisting the development of new services or organisations.

It is the role of the Mental Health Development Officer to bring together the elements of service user involvement, carer involvement and the voluntary sector strategically to fulfil the aims of the mental health development service within Bridgend County Borough.

Mental Health Promotion & Training Sub group

The next meeting is to be confirmed. Visit our events page for World Mental Health day information.

For more information on the sub group, contact Rob James, Chair at The Wallich email robert.james@thewallich.net

Directory of Mental Health and Related Services for Bridgend & District

For adult services directory follow the link http://www.mhmbcb.com/

For the young person's directory follow the link http://www.mhmbcb.com/chooselife.htm

Mental Health in the Workplace

For Health Works Partners, for information please follow the link to a website on mental health in the workplace.