Time to Change Wales

👋 As we close the chapter on 2024 and step into 2025, let’s continue championing #mentalhealth, encouraging open conversations and creating a society free from stigma, together. 🎉 Wishing everyone a joyful and restful holiday season and a Happy New Year! #EndStigma ✊ ----------------------------------------------------------- 👋 Wrth i ni gau’r bennod ar 2024 a chamu i mewn i 2025, gadewch i ni barhau i hyrwyddo #iechydmeddwl, annog sgyrsiau agored a chreu cymdeithas sy’n rhydd o stigma, gyda’n gilydd. 🎉 Gan ddymuno tymor gwyliau llawen a llonydd a Blwyddyn Newydd Dda i bawb! #DiweddStigma ✊

📢 Mark your calendars – Time to Talk Day is on Thursday 6 February 2025! We want everyone to feel comfortable talking about #mentalhealth. Talking about it can reduce stigma and save lives. 👉 Explore our new resources here: https://shorturl.at/AVMRA #TimeToTalk ✊ ---------------------------------------------------- 📢 Marciwch eich calendr – mae Diwrnod Amser i Siarad ddydd Iau 6 Chwefror 2025! Da ni eisiau i bawb deimlo'n gyfforddus yn siarad am #iechydmeddwl. Gall siarad amdano leihau stigma ac achub bywydau. 👉 Archwiliwch adnoddau newydd yma: https://shorturl.at/pTTYk #AmserISiarad ✊

We’re excited to welcome April Complete Care Solutions as an official Pledged Employer! 🎉 They’re joining a network of over 240 businesses across Wales dedicated to creating mentally healthy workplaces through our Employer Pledge initiative. Not only have they launched their pledge, but they’re also spreading the word by sending postcards to their team and clients, highlighting their commitment to tackling mental health stigma. Plus, they’re turning their office into a ‘safe space’ for all! Well done everyone! 👏 #EndStigma

We had a busy week this week at events:  ✔️ Monday – Men's Mental Health Awareness at Dowlais Community Centre  ✔️ Tuesday – Y Farchnad @ Senedd  ✔️ Wednesday – MEC Health Fair  ✔️ Thursday – CIPD Wellbeing @ Work Thank you all for the amazing support! Together, we’re making a difference. #EndStigma ----------------------------------- Cawsom wythnos brysur yr wythnos hon mewn digwyddiadau: ✔️ Dydd Llun – Ymwybyddiaeth Iechyd Meddwl Dynion yng Nghanolfan Gymunedol Dowlais ✔️ Dydd Mawrth – Y Farchnad ✔️ Dydd Mercher – Ffair Iechyd MEC ✔️ Dydd Iau – Lles yn y Gwaith CIPD Diolch i chi gyd am y gefnogaeth anhygoel! Gyda'n gilydd, rydym yn gwneud gwahaniaeth. #DiweddStigma

We had a great day at Y Farchnad speaking to Members of the Senedd about the importance of tackling mental health stigma in Wales. A big thank you to everyone who visited our stand and took photos with us, and also to those who stopped by but didn’t get a chance to take photos including Heledd Fychan, Gareth Davies, Cefin Campbell, Rhun ap Iorwerth and many more. Together, we’re working to #EndStigma! ❤️ ------------------------------------- Cawsom ddiwrnod gwych yn Y Farchnad yn siarad ag Aelodau Seneddol am bwysigrwydd mynd i’r afael â stigma iechyd meddwl yng Nghymru. Diolch yn fawr iawn i bawb ddaeth i'n stondin a thynnu lluniau gyda ni, a hefyd i'r rhai a alwodd heibio ond na chawsant gyfle i dynnu llun, gan gynnwys Heledd Fychan, Gareth Davies, Cefin Campbell, Rhun ap Iorwerth a llawer mwy. Gyda'n gilydd, rydym yn gweithio i #DiweddStigma! ❤️

World Mental Health Day may be over, but our fight against mental health stigma continues every day! ❤️   Here are some highlights from WMHD, including our Champion Abdul with Partnerships Officer Ismatara on Radio Cardiff this morning.    A huge thank you for your ongoing support in raising awareness of mental health and tackling stigma. We truly appreciate it!   #EndStigma ---------------------------------------- Efallai bod Diwrnod Iechyd Meddwl y Byd drosodd, ond mae ein brwydr yn erbyn stigma iechyd meddwl yn parhau bob dydd! ❤️   Dyma rai o uchafbwyntiau WMHD, gan gynnwys ein Hyrwyddwr Abdul gyda Swyddog Partneriaethau Ismatara ar Radio Cardiff y bore yma.    Diolch enfawr am eich cefnogaeth barhaus i godi ymwybyddiaeth o iechyd meddwl a mynd i'r afael â stigma. Rydym wir yn ei werthfawrogi!   #HerioStigma

⭐ Celebrating Our Pledged Employers ⭐    This #WorldMentalHealthDay, we're proud to shine a spotlight on the African Community Centre Wales and Espanaro for their outstanding efforts in breaking down mental health stigma in the workplace 💛    Read their inspiring case studies here: https://shorturl.at/R4rFL   Interested in joining them as a Pledged Employer? Learn more and sign up here: https://shorturl.at/ZFcPH  #EndStigma #WorkplaceWellbeing  ---------------------------------------------------- ⭐ Dathlu Ein Cyflogwyr Addunedol ⭐    Y #DiwrnodIechydMeddwl y Byd hwn, ni’n falch o dynnu sylw at Ganolfan Gymunedol Affricanaidd Cymru ac Espanaro am eu hymdrechion rhagorol i chwalu stigma iechyd meddwl 💛    Darllenwch eu hastudiaethau achos ysbrydoledig yma: https://shorturl.at/OVH8X   Diddordeb mewn ymuno â nhw fel Cyflogwr Addunedol? Dysgwch fwy a chofrestrwch yma: https://shorturl.at/TbdXS  #HerioStigma #LlesYnYGweithle 

"Changing behaviours at work takes considerable, joined-up, and sustained effort over a long period of time, but without this process underpinning the policy work, nothing actually changes at the coalface. As the saying goes, ‘culture eats policy for breakfast’, and this couldn’t ring truer when it comes to tackling stigma and driving out toxic behaviour at work. So, we urge you to join this movement in Wales, whether a small or larger employer in Wales, your contribution to this really matters."    It's time for action. Read our Programme Manager's special message on World Mental Health Day and take the first step toward ending workplace mental health stigma.    Read Lowri’s blog here: https://shorturl.at/ZGmWC   Visit our World Mental Health Day page: https://shorturl.at/fbhr7  #EndStigma #WorldMentalHealthDay  -------------------------------------- "Mae newid ymddygiad yn y gwaith yn gofyn am ymdrech sylweddol, gydgysylltiedig a pharhaus dros gyfnod hir o amser, ond heb y broses hon yn sail i'r gwaith polisi, nid oes dim yn newid mewn gwirionedd yn y maes glo. Fel y dywed y dywediad, 'diwylliant yn bwyta polisi i frecwast' , ac ni allai hyn fod yn fwy gwir o ran mynd i'r afael â stigma a chael gwared ar ymddygiad gwenwynig yn y gwaith, felly, rydym yn eich annog i ymuno â'r mudiad hwn yng Nghymru, boed yn gyflogwr bach neu'n gyflogwr mwy yng Nghymru, mae eich cyfraniad at hyn yn wirioneddol bwysig."    Mae'n amser gweithredu. Darllenwch neges arbennig ein Rheolwr Rhaglen ar Ddiwrnod Iechyd Meddwl y Byd a chymerwch y cam cyntaf tuag at roi terfyn ar stigma iechyd meddwl yn y gweithle.    Darllenwch blog Lowri yma: https://shorturl.at/kNpis   Ewch i'n tudalen Diwrnod Iechyd Meddwl y Byd: https://shorturl.at/KEybc  #HerioStigma #DiwrnodIechydMeddwlYByd    

Our Pledged Employers are leading the way in prioritising mental health at work! They are creating spaces for open conversations about mental health and empowering line managers to better support their teams. This #WorldMentalHealthDay, swipe to see the impact and how they’re helping to break the stigma around mental health in the workplace ➡️ #EndStigma #MentalHealthAtWork #WorkplaceWellbeing --------------------------------------- Mae ein Cyflogwyr Addunedol yn arwain y ffordd o ran blaenoriaethu iechyd meddwl yn y gwaith!  Maent yn creu lleoedd ar gyfer sgyrsiau agored am iechyd meddwl ac yn grymuso rheolwyr llinell i gefnogi eu timau yn well. Y #DiwrnodIechydMeddwlYByd hwn, sweipiwch i weld yr effaith a sut maen nhw'n helpu i dorri'r stigma sy'n ymwneud ag iechyd meddwl yn y gweithle ➡️ #HerioStigma #IechydMeddwlArWaith #LlesiantYnYGweithle

"It is time to prioritise Mental Health in the workplace" It's a new week and this Thursday is World Mental Health Day! 🌍 This year, the theme focuses on the importance of mental health at work! We spend so much of our time working and as a natural part of that there will be stress, challenges and hard days. However, those should not be everyday. Your job/career/business/place of work, should not be detrimental to your health and wellbeing. There are employers, managers and colleagues, that genuinely care and that makes all the difference when we need it. As a Time to Change Wales champion, I always try my best to advocate for Mental Health. I have seen just how crucial a strong support system can be in the workplace and have personal experience of wonderful humans who have helped me get through some dark times. For me, working in an organisation that recognises the important of mental health is extremely important. I feel very blessed to have that at Group GTI 😊 Sharing this post a few days ahead of time, with hopes that it inspires discussions and conversations about mental health in the workplace and also to acknowledge all the places and people who are working hard, to create inclusive and safe spaces of work! 👏🏻 Thankyou! #WorldMentalHealthDay