English: Can I thank Plaid for bringing forward this debate this afternoon? I think it's a very worthy use of time this afternoon to be debating this topic. We haven't put forward any amendments to this motion tabled by Siân Gwenllian, because we agree with the motion as it's been tabled. We're not minded to support the Government's amendment, because it deletes important points of the Plaid motion, as Rhun ap Iorwerth has pointed out. I wanted to use my time in this contribution to talk about some of the work of the Health and Social Care Committee's inquiry, which we launched just this week, actually. Our piece of work is focusing on mental health inequalities across different groups in society. We made a point, really, of not revisiting, perhaps, some of the other good work that's been done by previous committees; we don't want to repeat work that's been done. So, we're focusing particularly on the inequality aspects of mental health. The inquiry will focus very much on those who are disproportionately affected and look at what the barriers are that exist to accessing mental health services. The inquiry will also look at the extent to which Welsh Government policy recognises and addresses the mental health needs of particular groups. I was very interested in the work of the Centre for Mental Health, which works in conjunction with a number of other bodies as well. They refer to the triple barrier. Particularly, when they're referring to the triple barrier, they're talking about the disproportionate risk that people have due to the inequalities generally in society. But secondly, and perhaps most importantly, groups with particularly high levels of poor mental health can have the most difficulty accessing services, and when they do get support, their experiences and outcomes are often poorer. So, as a committee, the work that we've launched this week - we'll ask for some written evidence first and listen to oral evidence later in the year, but we do want to get to the bottom of mental health inequalities across Wales. I don't think it is right, of course - and I'm sure we can all agree - that people in society are disproportionately at risk and struggle, just because they're in a particular category. We know, for example, that children from the poorest 20 per cent of households are four times more likely to have serious mental health difficulties by the age of 11 as those from the wealthiest 20 per cent. Other groups affected as well are older people - 85 per cent of older people with depression receive no help from the NHS, according to the study that the mental health centre has undertaken. On autism, 70 per cent of children or 80 per cent of adults with autism have at least one co-occurring mental health condition, and one particularly disturbing statistic is that children with autism are 28 times more likely to think about or attempt suicide. Deaf people are twice as likely to experience mental health difficulties, and those with learning difficulties are three times more likely than average to have a mental health problem occurring as well. So, we do want to hear the experiences through this piece of work from real situations. We want to try and get the voice of those who are often unrepresented in society and use those experiences. I hope as a committee that we can make recommendations that help set a direction for the Welsh Government in terms of policy on mental health. So, diolch, Llywydd. I'm pleased to take part in this debate this afternoon.
Welsh: A gaf fi ddiolch i Blaid Cymru am gyflwyno'r ddadl hon y prynhawn yma? Rwy'n credu bod trafod y pwnc hwn yn ddefnydd teilwng iawn o amser y prynhawn yma. Nid ydym wedi cyflwyno unrhyw welliannau i'r cynnig a gyflwynwyd gan Siân Gwenllian, oherwydd cytunwn â'r cynnig fel y'i cyflwynwyd. Nid ydym yn bwriadu cefnogi gwelliant y Llywodraeth, oherwydd mae'n dileu pwyntiau pwysig o gynnig Plaid Cymru, fel y nododd Rhun ap Iorwerth. Roeddwn am ddefnyddio fy amser yn y cyfraniad hwn i siarad am beth o waith ymchwiliad y Pwyllgor Iechyd a Gofal Cymdeithasol, a lansiwyd gennym yr wythnos hon mewn gwirionedd. Mae ein gwaith yn canolbwyntio ar anghydraddoldebau iechyd meddwl ar draws gwahanol grwpiau mewn cymdeithas. Gwnaethom bwynt a dweud y gwir o beidio ag ailystyried rhywfaint o'r gwaith da arall sydd wedi'i wneud gan bwyllgorau blaenorol; nid ydym am ailadrodd gwaith sydd wedi'i wneud. Felly, rydym yn canolbwyntio'n benodol ar agweddau anghydraddoldeb iechyd meddwl. Bydd yr ymchwiliad yn canolbwyntio'n helaeth ar y rhai yr effeithir arnynt yn anghymesur ac yn edrych ar beth yw'r rhwystrau sy'n bodoli i fynediad at wasanaethau iechyd meddwl. Bydd yr ymchwiliad hefyd yn ystyried i ba raddau y mae polisi Llywodraeth Cymru yn cydnabod ac yn mynd i'r afael ag anghenion iechyd meddwl grwpiau penodol. Roedd gennyf ddiddordeb mawr yng ngwaith y Ganolfan ar gyfer Iechyd Meddwl, sy'n gweithio ar y cyd â nifer o gyrff eraill. Maent yn cyfeirio at y rhwystr triphlyg. Yn benodol, pan fyddant yn cyfeirio at y rhwystr triphlyg, maent yn sôn am y risg anghymesur y mae pobl yn ei hwynebu oherwydd yr anghydraddoldebau yn gyffredinol mewn cymdeithas. Ond yn ail, ac efallai'n bwysicaf oll, gall grwpiau sydd â lefelau arbennig o uchel o salwch meddwl wynebu yr anhawster mwyaf i gael mynediad at wasanaethau, a phan fyddant yn cael cymorth, mae eu profiadau a'u canlyniadau yn aml yn waeth. Felly, fel pwyllgor, y gwaith a lansiwyd gennym yr wythnos hon - byddwn yn gofyn am dystiolaeth ysgrifenedig yn gyntaf ac yn gwrando ar dystiolaeth lafar yn ddiweddarach yn y flwyddyn, ond rydym am fynd i wraidd anghydraddoldebau iechyd meddwl ledled Cymru. Nid wyf yn credu ei bod yn iawn, wrth gwrs - ac rwy'n siŵr y gallwn i gyd gytuno - fod pobl mewn cymdeithas yn wynebu perygl anghymesur ac yn cael trafferth oherwydd eu bod mewn categori penodol. Gwyddom, er enghraifft, fod plant o'r 20 y cant o aelwydydd tlotaf bedair gwaith yn fwy tebygol o gael anawsterau iechyd meddwl difrifol erbyn eu bod yn 11 oed na phlant o'r 20 y cant cyfoethocaf. Grwpiau eraill yr effeithir arnynt hefyd yw pobl hŷn - nid yw 85 y cant o bobl hŷn sy'n dioddef o iselder yn cael unrhyw gymorth gan y GIG, yn ôl yr astudiaeth y mae'r ganolfan ar gyfer iechyd meddwl wedi'i chyflawni. Ar awtistiaeth, mae gan 70 y cant o blant neu 80 y cant o oedolion ag awtistiaeth o leiaf un cyflwr iechyd meddwl sy'n cyd-ddigwydd, ac un ystadegyn sy'n peri pryder arbennig yw bod plant ag awtistiaeth 28 gwaith yn fwy tebygol o feddwl am hunanladdiad neu geisio cyflawni hunanladdiad. Mae pobl fyddar ddwywaith yn fwy tebygol o brofi anawsterau iechyd meddwl, ac mae'r rhai sydd ag anawsterau dysgu deirgwaith yn fwy tebygol na'r cyfartaledd o gael problem iechyd meddwl sy'n cyd-ddigwydd. Felly, drwy'r gwaith hwn rydym am glywed y profiadau o sefyllfaoedd go iawn. Rydym am geisio cael llais y rhai sy'n aml heb eu cynrychioli'n ddigonol mewn cymdeithas a defnyddio'r profiadau hynny. Fel pwyllgor, rwy'n gobeithio y gallwn wneud argymhellion sy'n helpu i osod cyfeiriad i Lywodraeth Cymru mewn perthynas â pholisi ar iechyd meddwl. Felly, diolch, Lywydd. Rwy'n falch o gymryd rhan yn y ddadl hon y prynhawn yma.