English: I certainly do agree that, sometimes, just a hug makes a huge difference and I also acknowledge that everybody has bad days with their mental health. They can feel down or upset or anxious about all sorts of different things. And we must recognise that having poor mental health should have no stigma attached to it. We do have to make sure that it is a priority, as Altaf Hussain said, that is given equal priority with people's physical health and unfortunately that's not the case at the moment. Just returning to the statistics in north Wales, at the moment, mental health assessments within 28 days for people of all ages: only 59 per cent of people are actually seen within that target. And for young people, regrettably, Deputy Minister, it's even worse: just over a quarter are seen within that target for an assessment, that 28-day period, and this is in spite of the focus that you brought to this issue those three years ago when the report was published, 'Mind over matter'. We also know that one in four of those are waiting a very long time for therapy once they've been assessed, up to 18 months in some cases in north Wales, and clearly that's not good enough when we're dealing with people's lives and wanting to give them the tools to be able to equip themselves with improving their mental health for themselves. The CAMHS unit in Abergele, the north Wales adolescent service, was built in 2008. It was opened by Edwina Hart, the then health Minister. There were 18 beds in that unit, and there are still 18 beds in that unit, but it has never been utilised to its full capacity. At the moment, only 12 beds are actually accessed by people who need them, and we're still unfortunately sending people miles away over the border into England in order to access services that could be accessed on their doorstep in north Wales. So, I'd urge you, Deputy Minister: keep a focus on this issue. I know that your heart is absolutely with everybody in this Chamber in wanting to get to grips with these challenges, but I would be most grateful and so would my constituents if you took the time to focus on those challenges that have been persistent in north Wales for six years now. We know there are examples of good practice across the country, we just wish it was more consistently applied in our area.
Welsh: Rwy'n sicr yn cytuno fod cwtsh syml yn gwneud gwahaniaeth enfawr weithiau ac rwyf hefyd yn cydnabod bod pawb yn cael diwrnodau gwael gyda'u hiechyd meddwl. Gallant deimlo'n isel neu'n ofidus neu'n bryderus am bob math o bethau gwahanol. Ac mae'n rhaid inni gydnabod na ddylai fod stigma ynghlwm wrth iechyd meddwl gwael. Mae'n rhaid inni sicrhau, fel y dywedodd Altaf Hussain, ei fod yn cael yr un flaenoriaeth ag iechyd corfforol pobl ac yn anffodus nid yw hynny'n wir ar hyn o bryd. Hoffwn ddychwelyd at yr ystadegau yng ngogledd Cymru ar hyn o bryd, asesiadau iechyd meddwl o fewn 28 diwrnod i bobl o bob oedran: dim ond 59 y cant o bobl sy'n cael eu gweld o fewn y targed hwnnw. Ac i bobl ifanc, yn anffodus, Ddirprwy Weinidog, mae'n waeth byth: ychydig dros chwarter sy'n cael eu hasesu o fewn y targed hwnnw, y cyfnod o 28 diwrnod, ac mae hyn er gwaethaf y ffocws a roddwyd i'r mater dair blynedd yn ôl pan gyhoeddwyd yr adroddiad, 'Cadernid Meddwl'. Gwyddom hefyd fod un o bob pedwar o'r rheini'n aros am amser hir iawn am therapi ar ôl eu hasesu, hyd at 18 mis mewn rhai achosion yng ngogledd Cymru, ac yn amlwg nid yw hynny'n ddigon da pan fyddwn yn sôn am fywydau pobl ac eisiau eu harfogi â'r gallu i wella eu hiechyd meddwl drostynt eu hunain. Adeiladwyd yr uned CAMHS yn Abergele, gwasanaeth pobl ifanc gogledd Cymru, yn 2008. Fe'i hagorwyd gan Edwina Hart, y Gweinidog iechyd ar y pryd. Roedd 18 o welyau yn yr uned honno, ac mae 18 o welyau yn yr uned honno o hyd, ond nid yw erioed wedi'i defnyddio ar gapasiti llawn. Ar hyn o bryd, dim ond 12 o welyau sy'n cael eu defnyddio gan bobl sydd eu hangen, ac yn anffodus rydym yn dal i anfon pobl filltiroedd i ffwrdd dros y ffin i Loegr er mwyn iddynt gael gwasanaethau y gallent eu cael ar garreg eu drws yng ngogledd Cymru. Felly, hoffwn eich annog, Ddirprwy Weinidog: cadwch eich ffocws ar y mater hwn. Gwn yn bendant fod eich calon gyda phawb yn y Siambr hon yn eich awydd i fynd i'r afael â'r heriau hyn, ond byddai fy etholwyr a minnau'n ddiolchgar iawn pe baech yn rhoi amser i ganolbwyntio ar yr heriau sydd wedi bodoli'n gyson yng ngogledd Cymru ers chwe blynedd bellach. Gwyddom fod enghreifftiau o arferion da ledled y wlad, ond hoffem pe baent i'w gweld yn fwy cyson yn ein hardal ni.