Happy New Year!

Welcome to the latest Sefyll January 2012 mail-out.

Latest news, information and opportunities enclosedhope youre able to get involved! Contents: Free training: Standing Up, Speaking OutPart 2 Understanding the National Assembly Getting Support & Money for your Group Depression Busting Course Opportunities to get involved: Have a say about the Pendine CMHT Have Your Say: Community Mental Health Team (CMHT) questionnaire & focus groups Ideas wanted for national conference Mental Health Measure Consultation Other news: Welcome Adrian Bailey For more info please contact Anna at Sefyll on 029 2022 2000 or sefyll@cvmhdp.org.uk

Free Training Opportunities! Free Training Opportunities!

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

1st February 2012, 11am3pm

Llantwit Major, Vale Glamorgan

What is involvement? Negotiation Skills Communicating effectively Understanding professionals

Lun Pro ch vide d!

Understanding the National Assembly for Wales

Lun Pro ch vide d! Learn about how the Assembly works,

Tuesday 24th January 2012 10.30am at the Senedd

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

Free Training Opportunities!

'Getting Support and Money for your group'
Sefyll are offering 2 informal training days just for service user led self-help support groups
These informal learning days are aimed at people that want to develop their group and plan for the future. As well as how to raise funds we will look at a range of ways to get help and support for your group.
Part 1 Thurs 23rd February 10.30am - 3.30pm Part 2 Thurs 22nd March 10.30am - 3.30pm

At:Taff Housing Association Lun Alexandra House Pro ch vide d! 307-315 Cowbridge Road East Canton, Cardiff, CF5 1JD To book or find out more please contact 029 2022 2000 or sefyll@cvmhdp.org.uk

Do you access services at a Community Mental Health Team?

Would you like to have a say about how your service is run?
The Pendine CMHT would like to invite two people who use mental health services 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 029 2022 2000 or sefyll@cvmhdp.org.uk

CMHTsYour views required!

The Cardiff and Vale University Health Board want to know what you think about the service you receive from your Community Mental Health Team (CMHT) As part of an Adult Mental Health Services Review, they are conducting a census of Community Mental Health Teams (CMHTs), and the Community Forensic Team in order to understand whether services are meeting the needs of the people who use them, and to learn how they can improve their service to you. Your views will be kept anonymous. For a copy of the questionnaire get in touch with Anna at Sefyll or just ask your CPN, psychologist, or support worker. If you would like to share your views along with other people who use the CMHT, please go along to a group on the following days:

For those at Pentwyn CMHT 1.30pm, Thurs 2nd Feb, Health Education Room, Pentwyn CMHT, Pentwyn Health Centre For those at Hamadryad CMHT 1.30pm, Thurs 8th March, 4 Winds, 65 Clare Rd, Grange town, CF11 6QP For those at Hafan Dawel CMHT 1.30pm Tues 3rd April, Penarth Mind, 56 Windsor Rd, Penarth, CF64 1JJ How to get the most out of YOUR service for your mental health! (My service Your job) A major national conference is being planned with an aim to give people who use mental health services the tools and information to be more involved and to have a real influence. Mental Health Action Wales want youre help to plan what the conference should be like. Please get in touch with Anna if you have any ideas or for further information: 029 2022 2000 or sefyll@cvmhdp.org.uk

Consultation on the Draft Mental Health (Secondary Mental Health Services) Order 2012 As part of the Welsh Governments work in preparation for commencement of the Mental Health (Wales) Measure 2010, a draft Order has been developed that provides further definition about what are to be considered Secondary Mental Health Services under the Measure. A formal consultation is now commencing on this and responses are required by the 14th of March 2012. All the documents, including a response form and the Draft Order itself can be found at the Welsh Government Website via the following link http://tinyurl.com/7wa95lx For a paper copy please get in touch with: Gareth Bartley on 029 2082 3676 Sefyll has a new member of staff Adrian Bailey has joined Sefyll as a part time Service User Involvement Development Officer. Adrian will be working 8 hours a week and usually be in the office on a Friday, when not out meeting service users. Adrian will be working with Anna to ensure that people who use mental health services views' influence the development, planning and delivery of services.