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Look after your mental health this Christmas and New Year– says Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing
COVID-19 continues to impact our daily lives and the emergence of the Omicron variant is once again a stark reminder that the pandemic is not yet over. I want people to know support is available for them 24/7.

Wales’ launches first national action plan to support and treat alcohol-related brain damage (ARBD)
A first of its kind national framework for prevention, diagnosis, treatment and support for alcohol-related brain damage (ARBD) has today been published by the Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing, Lynne Neagle.

Ambition to make Wales smoke-free by 2030 - as smoking remains the leading cause of premature deaths
Tackling health inequalities and more help to help people quit are key parts of a new plan to make Wales smoke-free by the end of the decade.

£1m bereavement fund announced to support new national framework to help those grieving
Bereavement is something that will touch us all at some point in our lives, working with charities and third sector organisations a new National Framework for the Delivery of Bereavement Care in Wales has been developed, underpinned by a £1m support grant.

‘More must be done to tackle substance misuse despite fall in drug deaths’, vows Mental Health Minister
‘We must build on our positive work supporting those who have been struggling with substance misuse and should be heartened that drug deaths in Wales have fallen to record low levels,’ Deputy Minister for Mental Health Lynne Neagle has vowed.

Innovative new services preventing mental health crisis
Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing, Lynne Neagle, has today seen first-hand how funding to improve support for people presenting in mental health crisis is making a difference.

Healthy and Active Fund extended by a year following pandemic
Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing Lynne Neagle joined families taking part in the StreetGames family walk in Caerphilly to officially launch the extension of the Healthy and Active Fund.

Healthy and Active Fund extended by a year following pandemic
Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing Lynne Neagle has announced the extension of the Healthy and Active Fund.

New Code of Practice for Delivery of Autism Services published
The Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing, Lynne Neagle has today (16th July) published a new Code of Practice for Delivery of Autism Services, which will come into effect on 1st September this year.

New All Wales Weight Management Pathway published to help tackle obesity
Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing, Lynne Neagle has today unveiled the updated All Wales Weight Management Pathway. The guidance supports the development and delivery of weight management services in Wales.