Category: News

On Saturday 7 June, the National Centre for Mental Health attended the third annual Everywoman Festival at Insole Court in Cardiff. The festival is a a one-day celebration of women’s health and empowerment.  Established in 2023 by Professor Julie Cornish,…

The National Centre for Mental Health (NCMH) hosted an engaging and informative webinar on Wednesday 14 May discussing mental health and cognition. The webinar focused on the often-overlooked connection between mental health challenges and cognitive functioning as well as how…

We’re excited to announce the new series of our Piece of Mind: Mental Health & Psychiatry podcast – where we explore the latest mental health research and the powerful personal stories shaping it. Hosted by the National Centre for Mental Health,…

The National Centre for Mental Health is proud to announce that two facilitator training modules for the award-winning Bipolar Education Programme Cymru are now available to health professionals via the Learning@Wales and Electronic Staff Record (ESR) platforms. The Bipolar Education…

This month, Professor Jon Bisson will become the new Director for the National Centre for Mental Health (NCMH). He succeeds Professor Ian Jones who has been Director of the centre since 2014. During his years as Director, Ian has steered…

On 18th March 2025, First Minister Eluned Morgan declared that findings of the Engage to Change project, supported and evaluated by researchers at the National Centre for Mental Health, will be used to shape the new Welsh Government Employability Support…

NCMH deputy-director, Professor Jon Bisson attended a Humanitarian Reception at Buckingham Palace on Thursday 20 February. The event was hosted by HRH The King, with the Queen, Princess Royal, and the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester also in attendance. The…

The National Centre for Mental Health is pleased to confirm that it will receive £2,999,894 of sustainability  funding in a major announcement by Health and Care Research Wales today (27 January). Health and Care Research Wales has announced Research Development…

NCMH Honourary Research Associate, Gerraint Jones-Griffiths has been awarded the prestigious David Granger Award at the British Association of Supported Employment (BASE) conference awards ceremony in Manchester.

Social psychiatrist and NCMH Principle Investigator and Centre for Mental Health and Society lead at Bangor University, Professor Rob Poole was interviewed on BBC Radio about the use of socially prescribed activities to improve mental health.