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From the leading mental health charity in Merthyr Tydfil, Rhondda Cynon Taf and Bridgend.

The Latest News

From the leading mental health charity in Merthyr Tydfil, Rhondda Cynon Taf and Bridgend.

We’ve been awarded a Mind Quality Mark!

We're delighted to share that Cwm Taf Morgannwg Mind has been [...]

Mental Health Support During Christmas 2024

Cwm Taf Morgannwg Mind are closed for the Christmas period from [...]

As Gary would say, “It’s ok not to be ok“

With Fundraising playing a vital role in ensuring CTM Mind can […]

We’ll be closed for Christmas

We’ll be closed for Christmas.   We will be closed from […]

I am not a failure, I am human.

Our Residential Resilience project has received some positive feedback from it’s […]

A night to remember!

In October we held a live concert on behalf of The […]

Wellbeing At Work – Social Enterprise

Wellbeing at Work – Social Enterprise This World Mental Health Day […]

Empowering Change!

Empowering Change! Our Path to an Inclusive and Welcoming Environment.   […]

Learn in the community

Our very own Building Community Resilience & Well-being team have been […]

Unlock the Power of Community

Partner with Cwm Taf Morgannwg Mind   Welcome to Cwm Taf […]

Neurodiversity Training with Ap Cymru

Training with Ap Cymru – The Neurodiversity Charity   Earlier this […]

Coping with the loss of my Mum

Coping with the loss of my Mum: A Journey of Healing  […]

Calling All Media Enthusiasts!

🎉Calling All Media Enthusiasts! Join the Cwm Taf Morgannwg Mind Team […]

Meet Alex, our Programme & Data Officer

Are you looking for an exciting and challenging career? Then we […]

The power of wax melts

My name is Melissa but I’m known as Mel. I live […]

Your stories – Paris – Mums Matter

Our Mums Matter project has been in full swing since 2021 […]

Meet our supporter, Rhys!

Meet Rhys, one of our many amazing supporters at Cwm Taf […]

CTM Mind v Ty Hafan Football

GAME DAY!! We have formed a partnership with Ty Hafan and […]

CTM Mind x College Merthyr

Proud partnership with College Merthyr! Since the beginning of 2023, Cwm […]

Step By Step Spotlight

Case Study from Mr P “Step by Step has potentially saved […]

Pontypridd Town AFC Partner with Mind to Support Local Community

Pontypridd Town AFC Partner with Mind to Support Local Community  We […]

Introducing Daisy Cole – CTM Mind’s New CEO

Dear all, I’d like to introduce myself to you as the new […]

Runner’s Triple Challenge in Memory of Grandfather

Runner’s Triple Challenge in Memory of Grandfather A 25 year old […]

Arbed Am Byth Aiming To Make A Difference In Their Community

Arbed Am Byth Aiming To Make A Difference In Their Community […]

Virtual Challenge Raises £10,000 for Better Mental Health

A Rhydyfelin Personal Trainer and Boxing coach has raised over £10,000 [...]

A Conversation with James Downs – Eating Disorders Awareness Week

A Conversation with James Downs – Eating Disorders Awareness Week This […]

Time to talk: a conversation with Wynne Evans

Time to talk: a conversation with Wynne Evans St David believed […]

Tom James – from the rugby pitch to mental health ambassador

Tom James – from the rugby pitch to mental health ambassador […]

Project Speak Aiming to Save Lives Across Cwm Taf Morgannwg

Project Speak Aiming to Save Lives Across Cwm Taf Morgannwg This […]

Alex’s Blog: Mental Health and Cycling

Alex’s Blog: Mental Health and Cycling Cycling has given me something […]

Jayne’s Blog: Be More Dog

Jayne’s Blog: Be More Dog I began to take notice of […]

Rhiannon’s Blog: The Importance of Self-Care

Rhiannon’s Blog: The Importance of Self-Care I know that I am […]

Cwm Taf Morgannwg Mind Announces 3-Year Lottery Funded Project For Suicide Prevention

This World Suicide Prevention Day 2020, we are pleased to announce […]

How Welsh local Minds are changing to support you in the lockdown

How Welsh local Minds are changing to support you in the […]

Early support brings success against stress

Early support brings success against stress (International Stress Awareness Week – […]

World Mental Health Day 2019

World Mental Health Day 2019 This World Mental Health Day (Thursday […]

Local charities using the power of physical activity to tackle mental health problems

Local charities using the power of physical activity to tackle mental […]

Swansea Skydive Challenge – Could You Jump 12,000ft for Better Mental Health?

Swansea Skydive Challenge – Could You Jump 12,000 ft for Better […]

Blaengwawr Inn Raising Awareness of Mental Health Following Tragic Deaths in the Community

The Blaengwawr Inn, Aberdare is planning a weekend of fundraising activities […]

Nadia Runs For Better Mental Health

We want to say a huge congratulations to Nadia Currie who […]

Treharris artist to raise awareness and funds with mental health exhibition

A man from South Wales who lives with bipolar disorder is […]

Merthyr and The Valleys Mind Project Recognised in Welsh Government Report

Step-By-Step project commended by Welsh Government   Our Step-By-Step project, which […]

Merthyr and The Valleys Mind Has Moved Office

New address and phone number We have recently moved office, but […]

How We Can Better Manage Stress – Stress Awareness Month 2018

Tips to combat stress this ‘Stress Awareness Month’ We all know […]

Playing Pokémon Go Is Helping People With Mental Health Issues Feel Better

Pokemon Go was released a few days ago, and it is […]

Men twice as likely as women to have no one to rely on for emotional support

One in ten men and one in twenty women currently has […]

Mind can help you ‘find the words’ to speak to your GP about mental health

As part of a new campaign, Mind is urging anyone who […]

How ditching the classroom boosts children’s mental health

Three years ago teacher Simon Poote spotted a disused strip of […]

Mental Health Awareness Week

Mental Health Awareness Week 2016 takes place from 16-22 May, with the […]

Vitamin D, fish oil and folates may enhance antidepressants

“Do antidepressants work better when taken with supplements?,” the Mail Online […]

Journey 2 Employment Social Job Club

The Journey 2 Employment project is a friendly peer support social […]

‘Burnout and depression’: the doctors struggling with their mental health

On his way to work one day as a first-year junior […]

Manifesto for the Assembly Election 2016

In recent years, politicians have begun to take mental health more […]

Mental health deaths under-reported

A charity for bereaved families is demanding the government investigates the […]

Social Forum – Cyfarthfa Park

5 Ways to Wellbeing – Be Active Social Forum Last week […]

Government is breaking pledge on mental health policy, warns former minister

Thousands of people suffering from mental health conditions will continue to […]

Anti-depressants: WHO concern over use by children

A rise in the use of anti-depressant drugs among children is […]

Vacancies

We are recruiting for the positions of Homelessness Support Worker and […]

Eating Disorder Awareness Week

It’s National Eating Disorder Awareness Week    

Emoodji is live – Mind’s brand new wellbeing app

Mind announce the arrival of Emoodji, a new app to help students […]

Counselling Volunteer Placement – Merthyr and the Valleys Mind

Are you looking to become a student counsellor with experience? Please […]

Football and Mental Health

Many football fans imagine that players live in ivory towers, cut […]

Merthyr and the Valleys Mind – What We Do

  We’re one of over 140 local Minds in England and […]

Mental Health and Happiness in Wales – ONS

The Office for National Statistics has surveyed levels of happiness, anxiety […]

Time To Talk Day

It’s time to talk day and today we are out in […]

Mind – Access to Psychological / Talking Therapies Survey

If you’ve accessed psychological therapies or talking therapies, we would like […]

Schizophrenia breakthrough as genetic study reveals link to brain changes

Discovery of a link between genes which play a key role […]

Time to Talk

We’ll be out and about in Merthyr Town Centre on Feb […]

Merthyr and the Valleys Mind busts the Blue Monday myth with #BlueAnyDay

Mind, the mental health charity, this year wants to dispel the […]

We Wear The Same Shirt – Time to Change Wales

Merthyr Town F.C. was recently reformed in 2010 but has history […]

Cwm Taf Mental Health Recovery College Spring Timetable

Prime Minister outlines key priorities for mental health investment

The Prime Minister is announcing plans for investment in mental health […]

Support at Christmas

Christmas can be a really challenging time of year for many […]

Thirteen Welsh councils spend less on mental health now than they did four years ago, figures reveal

Analysis from the Welsh Liberal Democrats found that 4.74% of Welsh […]

Crisis Care Concordat for Wales announced

Crisis – the national charity for single homeless people – has […]

£300m boost for the Welsh NHS in Budget

The ‘Fairer, Better Wales – Investing for the future’ Draft Budget […]

Open Dialogue: The radical new treatment having life-changing effects on people’s mental health

Open Dialogue is currently being piloted in four NHS trusts. It […]

Newspapers reinforce ignorance over mental health

Newspapers “reinforce ignorance” with simplistic reporting about mental health, the comedian […]

International Men’s Day

Thursday 19th November is International Men’s Day. Suicide is the single […]

Ken Livingstone Backtracks on Apology

Ken Livingstone has backtracked on his apology for suggesting shadow defence minister […]

Mind Chief Executives Annual Conference

The rain in Wales didn’t dampen the spirits at the Millennium […]

A New Smartphone App – Start

Depression isn’t an easily quantifiable medical disorder. Defined by moods and […]

Volunteer Activities Coordinator

We are currently recruiting for the position of Volunteer Activities Coordinator […]

8 friendly tips on relaxation

DLA LONG TERM AND INDEFINITE AWARDS

DLA LONG TERM AND INDEFINITE AWARDS   From October 2015, PIP […]

Kevin’s Half Marathon

Support Kevin’s half marathon on Sunday 4th October. DONATE HERE

The bags helping people with mental health problems

“I turn to my bag to make sure that I keep […]

The DWP’s Work Programme is actually making mental health problems worse, study finds

The Government’s Work Programme is making the lives of people with […]

Anxiety and depression comic

Anxiety and depression are two mental health disorders that many of […]

Project 5 Ways to Wellbeing

We are currently recruiting volunteers for our amazing Project 5 Ways […]

World Suicide Prevention Day

Thursday 10th September is World Suicide Prevention Day Click here for […]

DWP caught out over sanctions factsheet

A Freedom of Information (FoI) request from Welfare Weekly revealed that […]

Run for Merthyr and the Valleys Mind in the Cardiff Half Marathon

To register your place download a registration form here Send your completed […]

Why we all need to practice emotional first aid

We’ll go to the doctor when we feel flu-ish or a […]

Mixed Bag for Mental Health Since May’s Election

To mark 100 days of the first Conservative government in nearly […]

World Mental Health Day 2015 – Merthyr Tydfil

Run for Minds in Wales

Run for Minds in Wales in the Cardiff Half Marathon Mind […]

Mental Health Statistics

Almost 10 million British adults are diagnosed with at least one […]

Mental Health & the Workplace

If you become mentally ill, don’t – whatever you do – […]

Psychosis and Work

“Is it catching?” asked a member of staff at music therapy […]