Festive greetings! Welcome to the latest Sefyll December 2011 mail-out.

Latest news, information and opportunities enclosedhope youre able to get involved! Contents Free training
- Understanding the National Assembly for Wales - Standing Up, Speaking OutPart 2

Share your stories of Recovery Have a say about the Pendine CMHT Housing and Mental Health Workshop Hearing Voices Self Help Group Check us out on Facebook! Mental Health Researchonline survey Time to Change Wales

For more info please contact Anna at Sefyll on 02920 222000 or sefyll@cvmhdp.org.uk

Seasons Greetings and Best Wishes for the New Year!

Free Training Opportunities! Free Training Opportunities!

Standing Up - Speaking Out: Part 2
Building skills for service user involvement in Mental Health

1st February 2012 (TBC), 11am3pm

Building confidence and positive thinking Communicating effectively Working with others Understanding professionals

Understanding the National Assembly for Wales

Tuesday 24th January 2012 10.30am at the Senedd Learn about how the Assembly works, take a tour of the Senedd and watch a Plenary meeting in Session
Travel expenses provided.
For more information or to book a place contact Anna 029 2022 2000 or sefyll@cvmhdp.org.uk

Tell us how being in hospital helped you towards recovery.

The Llanfair Unit is putting together a Welcome and Information Pack. They would like to include some quotes from service users about any positive experiences you had whilst in hospital, which aided your recovery. If you have anything you would like to share with others please get in touch (maximum 100 words) on 02920 222 000 or sefyll@cvmhdp.org.uk

Do you, or have you, used the Pendine Community Mental Health Team? Would you like to have a say about how the service is run? The Pendine CMHT would like to invite two service users to take part in their business meetings. These happen monthly and usually take place on a Tuesday morning. For more information or to get involved contact Anna on 02920 222 000 or sefyll@cvmhdp.org.uk

Monday January 9th, 10-11 am at 4Winds, Clare Road, Grangetown Thursday January 12th, 1.30-2.30pm at Ty Newydd Centre, Tynewydd Road, Barry
Come along to this event:

To Discuss
Wales Audit Office Report into Mental Health and Housing Key issues that will improve services and links across housing and mental health Joint planning arrangements

To Inform development of a Housing and Mental Health

Action Plan for Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan. To book contact Caroline on 029 2022 2000 or email caroline@cvmhdp.org.uk

Hearing Voices Self Help Group

At Ty Canna, 40 Market Road, Canton (next to Chapter Arts Centre) Mondays 4.30 - 6.30pm Free Car Parking / Tea & Coffee available This user-led self-help group is open to all who experience or have experienced hearing voices.
We aim to offer a safe and comfortable environment in which to share experiences, support each other and have fun!

To join this group please first contact 07521 694234 Find Sefyll on Facebook! please join us as a friend to hear about our activities and get involved in discussions. You can find us by logging into Facebook and searching for Sefyll.

Mental Health Study online survey Are you or have you been involved with mental health research? There is a study that may be of interest to you. The study is in the form of an online survey which seeks the views of people involved in mental health research who have personal experience of using mental health services. The survey is concerned with the roles which 'service user researchers' perform, and the views they hold about mental health research. The study is being conducted by a team of service user and academic researchers from Imperial College London. Please complete as much of the questionnaire as you are able to. All responses to the survey are anonymous and will be treated with the strictest confidence. If you would like to take part in the study, click on the following link: www.surveymonkey.com/s/DRKNX25 If you would like further information contact: Sue Patterson: susan.patterson@imperial.ac.uk Tim Weaver: Jenny Trite:
t.weaver@imperial.ac.uk j.trite@imperial.co.uk

What is Time to Change Wales?

Following the success of Time to Change in England, and based on robust evidence from similar campaigns in the USA, New Zealand and Scotland, Time to Change Wales (TTCW) is the first all Wales, comprehensive campaign to challenge the stigma and discrimination faced by people with mental health problems and their families. The campaign has been funded for three years by The Big Lottery Fund, Comic Relief and the Welsh Government. The programme is being run by a partnership of three leading mental health charities in Wales: Gofal, Hafal and Mind Cymru. The central aim of the Programme is to change negative attitudes and behaviour towards mental illness. What is the Time to Change Wales Programme planning to do? To be effective, an anti stigma and discrimination campaign must work at a range of levels, and with different groups and communities. Evidence from previous, similar campaigns demonstrates that a number of key elements and activities are required to achieve a width and depth of penetration both nationally

and locally. These major elements are: A Social Marketing campaign to raise the issues of stigma and discrimination with the general public in Wales, through national and local media to challenge attitudes and behaviour; A campaign of Community Activism, giving people the tools and empowering them to challenge stigma and discrimination in their local communities How can organisations or individual people support the campaign/programme? We are keen to enlist the help of any interested individuals and/or organisations throughout Wales, and across all sectors, to join us in this campaign to end the stigma and discrimination associated with mental illness. This can include organisations and projects already funded to achieve similar outcomes to TTCW. If you have something you want to contribute to the campaign before formal communications are established please phone 029 2034 6586, or write to: Ian Cutler, Programme Manager, Time to Change Wales, c/o Mind Cymru, 3rd Floor, Quebec House, Castlebridge, Cowbridge Rd East, Cardiff, CF11 9AB