Cardiff Mind is a mental health charity originally constituted in June 1963, however, in March 1993 the company was incorporated as a company limited by guarantee and in May of that year was again registered as a Charity with the Charity Commission.
Cardiff Mind is based in the heart of Cardiff, and operates an open referral system which enables potential service users to not only access services via Statutory Sector Routes such as Health and Local Authority but also from Third Sector Partners and most importantly from the individuals and their carers. Our only criteria is that people should be aged over 18, are Cardiff residents and are or have been experiencing difficulties with their mental health.
We currently employ a team of 38 staff and have the support of around 40 volunteers. We are an independent charity affiliated to Mind (National Association for Mental Health) and are part of a network of 200 Local Mind Associations across England and Wales.
We have a track record in developing and delivering quality services to people experiencing mental distress, and we want to ensure that those who need the support of mental health services are provided with sufficient opportunity to engage with appropriate and diverse services, and also tackle accompanying factors that contribute to social exclusion.
Mental Health Charter
The service we deliver is aligned to the Cardiff and the Vale Charter for Mental Health.
Every person in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan has the right to mental health services that:
- Make a positive difference to each person they serve.
- Stop doing things that are not working.
- Are guided by the individual’s views about what they need and what helps them.
- Treat everyone as a capable citizen who can make choices and take control of their own life.
- Work with respect, dignity and compassion.
- Recognise that mental health services are only part of a person’s recovery.
- Recognise, respect and support the role of carers, family and friends.
- Communicate with each person in a way that is right for them.
- Understand that each person has a unique culture, life experiences and values.
- Give people the information they need to make their own decisions and choices.
- Support their workers to do their jobs well.
- Challenge “us and them” attitudes both within mental health services and in the wider society.
Mae gan bawb yr hawl i wasanaethau sy’n:
- Gwneud gwahaniaeth cadarnhaol.
- Peidio gwneud pethau sydd ddim yn gweithio.
- Cael eu harwain gan farn yr unigolion ynglŷn â’r hyn sydd ei angen arnynt a’r hyn sy’n eu helpu.
- Trin pawb fel dinesydd medrus all wneud dewisiadau a chymryd rheolaeth o’u bywydau eu hunain.
- Gweithio gyda pharch, urddas a thrugaredd, waeth beth fo’u hoedran, anabledd, rhyw, iaith, hil, crefydd, cyfeiriadedd rhywiol neu gefndir.
- Cydnabod bod gwasanaethau iechyd meddwl ond yn rhan o wellhad person.
- Cydnabod, parchu a chefnogi rôl gofalwyr, teulu a ffrindiau.
- Cyfathrebu gyda phob person yn y modd sy’n iawn iddynt hwy.
- Deall bod gan bob person ddiwylliant, profiadau bywyd a gwerthoedd unigryw.
- Rhoi’r wybodaeth sydd ei hangen ar bobl i wneud eu penderfyniadau a’u dewisiadau eu hunain.
- Cefnogi eu gweithwyr i wneud eu gwaith yn dda.
- Herio agweddau ‘ni a nhw’ o fewn gwasanaethau iechyd meddwl ac mewn cymdeithas yn fwy cyffredinol.
Cardiff Mind is a mental health charity originally constituted in June 1963, however, in March 1993 the company was incorporated as a company limited by guarantee and in May of that year was again registered as a Charity with the Charity Commission.
Cardiff Mind is based in the heart of Cardiff, and operates an open referral system which enables potential service users to not only access services via Statutory Sector Routes such as Health and Local Authority but also from Third Sector Partners and most importantly from the individuals and their carers. Our only criteria is that people should be aged over 18, are Cardiff residents and are or have been experiencing difficulties with their mental health.
We currently employ a team of 38 staff and have the support of around 40 volunteers. We are an independent charity affiliated to Mind (National Association for Mental Health) and are part of a network of 200 Local Mind Associations across England and Wales.
We have a track record in developing and delivering quality services to people experiencing mental distress, and we want to ensure that those who need the support of mental health services are provided with sufficient opportunity to engage with appropriate and diverse services, and also tackle accompanying factors that contribute to social exclusion.
Mental Health Charter
The service we deliver is aligned to the Cardiff and the Vale Charter for Mental Health.
Every person in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan has the right to mental health services that:
- Make a positive difference to each person they serve.
- Stop doing things that are not working.
- Are guided by the individual’s views about what they need and what helps them.
- Treat everyone as a capable citizen who can make choices and take control of their own life.
- Work with respect, dignity and compassion.
- Recognise that mental health services are only part of a person’s recovery.
- Recognise, respect and support the role of carers, family and friends.
- Communicate with each person in a way that is right for them.
- Understand that each person has a unique culture, life experiences and values.
- Give people the information they need to make their own decisions and choices.
- Support their workers to do their jobs well.
- Challenge “us and them” attitudes both within mental health services and in the wider society.
Mae gan bawb yr hawl i wasanaethau sy’n:
- Gwneud gwahaniaeth cadarnhaol.
- Peidio gwneud pethau sydd ddim yn gweithio.
- Cael eu harwain gan farn yr unigolion ynglŷn â’r hyn sydd ei angen arnynt a’r hyn sy’n eu helpu.
- Trin pawb fel dinesydd medrus all wneud dewisiadau a chymryd rheolaeth o’u bywydau eu hunain.
- Gweithio gyda pharch, urddas a thrugaredd, waeth beth fo’u hoedran, anabledd, rhyw, iaith, hil, crefydd, cyfeiriadedd rhywiol neu gefndir.
- Cydnabod bod gwasanaethau iechyd meddwl ond yn rhan o wellhad person.
- Cydnabod, parchu a chefnogi rôl gofalwyr, teulu a ffrindiau.
- Cyfathrebu gyda phob person yn y modd sy’n iawn iddynt hwy.
- Deall bod gan bob person ddiwylliant, profiadau bywyd a gwerthoedd unigryw.
- Rhoi’r wybodaeth sydd ei hangen ar bobl i wneud eu penderfyniadau a’u dewisiadau eu hunain.
- Cefnogi eu gweithwyr i wneud eu gwaith yn dda.
- Herio agweddau ‘ni a nhw’ o fewn gwasanaethau iechyd meddwl ac mewn cymdeithas yn fwy cyffredinol.