Ynys Môn & Gwynedd Mind

About Ynys Môn & Gwynedd Mind

Ynys Môn & Gwynedd Mind is affiliated to National Mind the leading mental health charity in the country, and works towards achieving a better understanding and acceptance of mental illness within the wider society.

It is one of a few organisations within mental health that actively encourages service user involvement, at every level, from the planning to implementation of services, and holds service users at the forefront of what they do.

Ynys Môn & Gwynedd Mind aims to promote the arts as a form of service delivery giving service users a voice, and ultimately challenging the stigma that exists around those who experience mental distress.

The Priory
Richmond Hill
Holyhead. LL65 2HH
Tel:01407 761611

2 day Mental Health First Aid  Training

Mental Health First Aid is the immediate help given to someone experiencing  mental distress. Ynys Mon & Gwynedd Mind is seeking to increase the pool of Mental Health First Aid Caregivers  within the community  with the following aims:

• To recognise the symptoms of mental distress
• To preserve life where a person may be a danger
  to themselves or others
• To provide help to prevent the mental distress
  developing into a more serious state
• To promote the  recovery of good mental health
• To provide comfort to a person experiencing
  mental distress.

 

Why Mental Health First Aid?

Mental Health problems are extremely common.  One in four people will experience a problem with their mental health in the course of a year. Despite the frequency of  Mental Health problems they remain misunderstood and are not often discussed publicly. When they are, and often in the Media they are presented inaccurately which leads to fear, stigma and discrimination. This in turn prevents individuals  from seeking help. Many people are not well informed and often do not know how to respond.
GPs, Counsellors and Mental Health Team members can all assist people with Mental Health problems. However, just as with accidents and medical emergencies, such assistance is not always available when a problem first arises. This is when members of the public can offer immediate aid and support the person to get appropriate help.

Ynys Mon & Gwynedd Mind is seeking  to  skill up as many individuals as possible whilst working  towards a community that  makes  it acceptable for individuals to talk openly about their mental distress without a fear of  rejection or discrimination.; whilst promoting good Mental Health, Well being and Recovery.

 

Creative Art workshops

Ynys Môn & Gwynedd Mind will lead 20 weeks of exciting art workshops aimed at  producing both individual and group pieces of work;  as well as Installation pieces  using mixed media.
We aim to give people an opportunity to express themselves and showcase their talent. in a supportive and safe enviroment.
They will be led by the artist Jaqui  Myrtle on Wednesdays between 10 am-12pm at:

Ucheldre Art centre, Holyhead, Anglesey, North Wales

Starts Nov 4th 2009-10-13

All welcome-£1

For more info email us at ynysmonandgwyneddmind@yahoo.co.uk

Creative Writing Workshops

Ynys Môn & Gwynedd Mind will lead six weeks of exciting workshops aimed at stimulating creativity amongst the beginner and experienced writers alike.
These workshops have been designed to give every individual an opportunity to find and develop their own creative voice as a means of expression in a safe and supportive environment.
They will be led by poet, critic and novelist Simon Holloway who is a lecturer in Creative Writing at Bangor University.

Workshops will run on Mondays from 1.30pm-4.00pm at:

The Ucheldre  Arts Centre, Holyhead, Anglesey
cost £2 per session

Starting Nov 3rd  2009

For more information please e.mail:
ynysmonandgwyneddmind@yahoo.co.uk