WRITTEN STATEMENT OF OPINION

TABLED ON 10/10/2017

R Signifies the Member has declared an interest

OPIN-2017-0058  World Mental Health Day 2017

 
Raised By:

Joyce Watson AM

Subscribers:

Neil Hamilton (10/10/17)

Vikki Howells (10/10/17)

Darren Millar (10/10/17)

Paul Davies (10/10/17)

Hannah Blythyn (10/10/17)

Huw Irranca-Davies (10/10/17)

Angela Burns (10/10/17)

David Rees (10/10/17)

Eluned Morgan (10/10/17)

Mike Hedges (10/10/17)

Rhun ap Iorwerth (10/10/17)

Steffan Lewis (10/10/17)

Sian Gwenllian (10/10/17)

Dawn Bowden (10/10/17)

Jeremy Miles (10/10/17)​

Mark Isherwood (12/10/17)

David Melding (17/10/17)

Jayne Bryant (​23/10/17)
 
World Mental Health Day 2017

This Assembly:

1. Recognises that 10 October 2017 marks World Mental Health Day.

2. Celebrates the work of Time to Change Wales, the first national campaign to end the stigma and discrimination faced by people with mental health problems.

3. Recognises that mental health problems will affect one in four people during their lifetime.

4. Recognises that people who experience mental illness often face stigma and discrimination in the workplace, socially and within families.

5. Supports Time to Change Wales's campaign to improve knowledge and understanding about mental illness and to get people talking about mental health.