A Disorder for Everyone's festival offers a whole day of change-making talks, presentations and conversations - all challenging the culture of diagnosis and disorder. Have a look at the programme and book on the link below ⬇️ Please share! 🗓️Friday, 7 November 2025 📍9:00 - 17:00 ⌚Online

No Man's Land, a gripping performance by Kyle Stead, starts today at the Sherman Theatre & we're delighted to support this incredible drama alongside the Arts Council of Wales. Platfform will be in the foyer tomorrow evening, Wed 15 Oct. Tickets: www.shermantheatre.co.ukand www.rct-theatres.co.uk

We need to look for the things that unite us: common ground and shared experiences. People who engage with communities around them are more satisfied in life – so let’s extend that to as many people as we can. Join our mailing list to hear more our work: buff.ly/vXRDKb6 #worldmentalhealthday

On #WorldMentalHealthDay this is what The Wales Alliance for Mental Health & young people we work with are asking the next Welsh Government - it’s not just about the mental health system our Govt needs to end child poverty, address inequality & take a social justice approach to mental health

As part of the Wales Alliance for Mental Health, we're calling on the next Welsh government to prioritise mental health. And, working closely alongside young people, we've built a manifesto for their futures. WAMH manifesto: buff.ly/NnOlMAm YP Manifesto: buff.ly/uct4ZsF #worldmentalhealthday

Over a third of us in the UK struggle with our mental health, so readily available, open-access support is essential. Our Seibiant Sanctuary crisis support, and our Hangout drop-in for young people, are examples of this in action. Seibiant Sanctuary: buff.ly/tfLfUmQ The Hangout: buff.ly/efbl419

Tomorrow (Fri 10 Oct), as part of World Mental Health Day, come and find Mandy & Sarah at the Swansea Bay University Health Board’s free event - "Access to Services : Mental Health in Catastrophes and Emergencies" - at the National Waterfront Museum. 👉 buff.ly/Yxbq0jO 📨 [email protected].

Exciting- congratulations to everyone who has made as a finalist

We are delighted to be a finalist at the Social Business Wales Awards in the Social Enterprise of the Year Award category. We appreciate a recognition of the work our team deliver across the charity and social enterprise, demonstrating growth, sustainability, social impact, and leadership.

Our hearts are with the Jewish community in Manchester and across the UK in the wake of the horrific attack yesterday. We're also sending our deepest condolences to the victims' friends and families, and those injured. (1/3)

The Wonderfest is coming to the National Waterfront Museum in Swansea this Sunday 21/09, 12-4pm🤩 #Swansea #Wonderfest #Festival #YoungPeople #YouthMentalHealthDay

It was a pleasure to attend Wonderfest 2025 on Saturday, alongside Mind Our Future Gwent and Meic! 🎉 Over the Summer, we’ve been working with @platfform.org to teach young people the basics of video production 🎥

Community is a mental health intervention. Which is why we’re exploring trauma informed community development work here at @platfform.org The solutions to our mental health crisis are not within the NHS mental health systems gift to resolve. 💙

At our Isolation to Inclusion event this week, project leads of our community projects demonstrated the healing power of community-led responses to the challenges within our mental health system. Subscribe here for latest news bit.ly/46u9TgA or read about our community projects here buff.ly/1EjTXfg.

Part of how we find hope and healing when facing difficulties with our mental health is through having our experiences, our traumas, heard and understood.

The reasons suicide happens are complex, and to better understand and prevent suicide, we need to see the bigger picture. We need to understand how our society and circumstances contribute to experiences of overwhelm and distress. #WorldSuicidePreventionDay

Join us for a special event on Wed 17 Sept, 10am-2pm, at the Temple of Peace in Cardiff. Hear inspirational stories from those at the heart of Platfform’s projects. We look at challenges within our mental health system & the strength of community-led responses. Book on Eventbrite 👉 bit.ly/4fAhjmz

We are sad to hear about the sudden death of Hefin David MS. Our thoughts and condolences go to the family and friends. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Hugely insightful commentary from Dr. Breaux Torres on how traditional charity structures interact with our ability to meaningfully be anti-racist. We’re honoured to be cited as a charity taking a deep-rooted approach. We believe this is how you break the cycle of spiralling poor mental health.

Do you have experience of using digital psychological therapies? Your views and experiences are needed to help shape future digital mental health support offerings in Wales. Find out more and complete the survey: buff.ly/AhfgyP8 (via @improvementcymru.bsky.social )

We're building the team! Our person is a proactive team player, who has passion for working with people, experience of building credible working relationships and demonstrable skills in working with complex situations. ➡️ £35,700 per annum ❤️ Apply by 15th August #charityjobs #people #belonging

Thank you to Ben Price at @bbcwales.bsky.social for highlighting voices of young people in the online safety debate. Ada, 12 said: “While the internet can be bad, there are also lot of positives that help you grow and understand things."

The safeguards meant to protect minoritised ethnic communities from historically unequal treatment in the mental health system are currently still just a recommendation. That’s not enough. The Patient and Carer Race Equality Framework must be made law.

Wishing Seibiant Sanctuary Service Manager, Katie Mills, the best of luck tomorrow, Sat 19 July, as she embarks on the epic 50km Gower Peninsula Ultra Marathon to raise funds for mental health crisis sanctuary in Cardiff, open from 5pm-1am, 365 days. buff.ly/qXi7AoR. Good luck Katie! 🫶

📢 We're hiring! Following a grant from the UK National Lottery Community Fund, we're searching for three special people to join us as we launch our Hope and Healing project: - Practitioner Psychologist - Communities Lead - Campaigns & Comms Lead 👉 platfform.org ❤️ Apply by 5pm on Friday 29 July

We need to understand the experiences and circumstances that sit at the root of people's distress - not label them as 'disordered' for how they respond to that distress. The diagnosis of personality disorder does not help us understand what has happened to people. Read more: buff.ly/iPHMcOx

The diagnosis of personality disorder carries stigma, and suggests that there is something 'wrong' with someone's personality. It doesn't tell someone's story, or explain the root of their distress. We're collecting together people's stories so that they can be heard: buff.ly/TVrcpC2

When our society’s safety nets get cut, those who are already struggling get hit the hardest. Despite recent softening of proposed welfare cuts, the Welfare Reform Bill still has the potential to cause harm. These cuts won’t help our collective health, or our nation’s finances.

The majority of people given the diagnosis of 'personality disorder' have experienced trauma. But the diagnosis can stop these stories being heard. Instead, it suggests there is something 'disordered' about someone responding to their own distress. Read this story, and more, here: buff.ly/Jdud4u1

The next Welsh Gov. must deliver on the promising plans laid out in both the Mental health & wellbeing and Suicide & Self Harm strategies. Every person living in Wales will benefit from this happening. We make the calls below alongside our Wales Alliance for Mental Health colleagues.

We’re pleased to be working with Swansea Bay University Health Board, offering counselling as part of their bereavement project. Our joined-up work across Swansea, including schools, helps us reach more people with timely, compassionate support. sbuhb.nhs.wales/news/swansea...

We’re at gofod3 today! Looking forward to some great conversation and connection today - pop by our stand to chat mental health, community, wellbeing training and more ☺️

If you're on LinkedIn, get linked in (sorry) to our newsletter, the Platfform Post! In today's edition, we look back at a packed month full of hope - at Pride, with the @welshrefcouncil.bsky.social Nation of Sanctuary Awards, and Welsh Gov's new social housing bill. Sign up: buff.ly/irPPsyg

Platfform's Employment Team works hard all year round to support people back into work. Last year, the team supported 689 people in Gwent - either to find employment or volunteering opps, or by offering mental health & wellbeing support. 👉 Find out more: email [email protected] #EmpDay2025

What a weekend at Pride Cymru! Thanks to everyone who stopped by our stand in the welfare tent or who came and said hi to our team after the parade. A memorable celebration of love, community, and the sense of belonging that is so fundamental to good mental health.

Excited to be at Pride Cymru in Cardiff today, celebrating love, community, and the joy that comes from understanding ourselves and others. A sense of belonging is a big part of our collective mental health. You’ll also find us in the Welfare tent today & tomorrow. Have a fantastic weekend! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

We stand with the LGBTQ+ community, and we believe that doing so is fundamental to the mission of any charity that aims to uphold mental health and social justice. If connection is what underpins our mental health, then love in all its forms is perhaps the strongest connection there is.

Congratulations to all inspiring nominees and winners❤️It was our privilege to be part of Welsh Refugee Council Nation of Sanctuary Awards earlier this week. We build connections and work with others, so that Wales is a welcoming community for those who find themselves without safety or shelter.

Join the Platfform team as our Head of Policy and Campaigns - deadline this Friday! Apply here: tinyurl.com/platfform-po... There's great momentum in Wales towards a better future for mental health. Could you lead our policy and campaigns work as we play our part in making sure that future happens?

We join @sheltercymru.bsky.social‬ and ‪‪@natfednews.bsky.social‬ in welcoming the emphasis on social & affordable housing in the Chancellor’s Spring Statement. Alongside Welsh Gov's Homelessness & Social Housing bill, we're seeing progress towards more people having a safe place to call home.

We’d like to join @cymorthcymru.bsky.social in welcoming the Homelessness & Social Housing Allocations (Wales) Bill. The bill makes it easier for people to get help before their situation escalates, amplifies people's voices, and greater emphasises prevention. platfform.org/policy-and-i...

Next week! Free online learning. Join us for a look into how we can work with communities to find their strengths and build connection. We'll cover some live examples from Platfform's work within communities facing real challenges. 17/06, 9:30-11:30: platfform.org/event/workin...

If you could be our new Head of Policy and Campaigns, you’ve got 10 days left to let us know! Join the movement for mental health – and use your knowledge of Welsh politics and your passion for social change to build a brighter future. Apply by 20th June: buff.ly/lJGcKjL

Warm welcome to the team Ria Wildeboer❤️ Ria brings wealth of experience in strategic financial management and organisational leadership. We love Ria's passion and one of her favourite Dr Seuss quotes "Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better, it's not."

Hiring: ICT Coordinator. Your expertise will help keep us running, making you a very real, essential part of creating positive change in people's lives. Plus you'll get to work with Sean B, which this Comms person will tell you is a definite highlight! A supportive colleague - and devoted Trekkie.

Why do we advocate volunteering for good mental health & wellbeing? Research shows it increases confidence through social connections & learning new skills. Our Perfect Fit project encourages volunteering & developing deep connections within the local community. 👉 Find out more: buff.ly/j4g1a5W

Free, online, strengths-based learning: just two weeks away! Join us for a look into how we can work with communities to find their strengths and build connection. We'll cover some live examples from Platfform's work within communities facing real challenges. 17/06, 9:30-11:30: buff.ly/tkObgRE

🤩We are looking for a new colleague with the right skills, to help keep the organisation connected! If you've worked, ideally for two years in a similar ICT role, and want to work for a compassionate charity that values you and supports your career development, then get in touch today.

A safe home's a big part of mental health. We’re pleased to see the @senedd.wales Local Gov & Housing Committee’s inquiry report echo our concerns around pressure on front-line services – and that large-scale temporary accommodation isn’t meeting people’s needs. Read our comments here:

Join our team as Head of Policy and Campaigns! We're looking for someone with a passion for social justice who can help us champion the rights, needs & ambitions of the people we support, through our policy and campaigns work. Sound like you? Join the movement for mental health: buff.ly/qHFARQb