English: I would like to thank Plaid Cymru for tabling this important debate, allowing us to mark Mental Health Awareness Week. With one in eight people in Wales currently seeking medical help for mental illness and an estimated one in four of us experiencing mental health problems at some point during our lifetimes, it's clear that we need to give mental health a high priority. It was great to see so many people taking to social media on Monday to help reduce the stigma that is still attached to mental illness. It is truly disturbing that, in the twenty-first century, people suffering with poor mental health have to also deal with stigma, harassment and a total lack of understanding. A survey undertaken by Time to Change found that stigma and discrimination is all pervasive, with close to nine out of 10 service users reporting its negative impact on their lives. Two thirds have stopped doing things because of stigma and two thirds have stopped doing things because of the fear of stigma and discrimination. How often have we heard people suffering from depression being told to, 'Man up' or that they needed to get over themselves, or pull themselves together? This is not acceptable. These attitudes prevent people suffering from mental ill health from speaking out or even seeking help. Far too many people are made to feel isolated, ashamed and worthless as a result of their mental health issues. We all have a part to play in making it easier for people with health problems to make friends, to work and lead an absolutely full life. In addition to tackling stigma and discrimination, we have to ensure that any suffering from mental health problems have timely access to treatment. Early access to talking therapies such as cognitive behavioural therapy is proven to improve recovery and reduce the need for more acute services. Mind recommend that the maximum waiting time from referral to first treatment should be 28 days, and when someone presents with a mental health emergency, the wait must be shorter. Of course, if we are to improve mental health services we must ensure that the correct funding is in place. Mental health problems account for around a quarter of all health problems, yet we are spending 11.4 per cent of the NHS Wales budget on mental health. In England, where the mental health budget is not ring-fenced, they are spending 11.9 per cent of the NHS budget on mental health. One local health board, Aneurin Bevan, routinely spends over 17 per cent more than its ring-fenced allocation. PricewaterhouseCoopers, in their review of the financial ring-fencing arrangements for mental health services in Wales, state that the ring-fenced allocation is not based on a robust assessment of healthcare needs. The Welsh Government needs to change the ring-fencing arrangements as a matter of priority. I would like to thank Plaid Cymru for giving us this opportunity to hold this debate. I welcome and support their call to educate young people about mental health issues. However, we cannot support the devolution of employment law and will therefore be supporting the Welsh Conservative amendment. Thank you.
Welsh: Hoffwn ddiolch i Blaid Cymru am gyflwyno'r ddadl bwysig hon, gan ein galluogi i nodi Wythnos Ymwybyddiaeth Iechyd Meddwl. Gydag un o bob wyth o bobl yng Nghymru ar hyn o bryd yn chwilio am gymorth meddygol ar gyfer salwch meddwl ac amcangyfrif fod un o bob pedwar ohonom yn dioddef problemau iechyd meddwl ar ryw adeg yn ystod ein bywydau, mae'n amlwg fod angen i ni roi blaenoriaeth uchel i iechyd meddwl. Roedd yn wych gweld cymaint o bobl yn troi at y cyfryngau cymdeithasol ddydd Llun i helpu i leihau'r stigma sy'n dal i fod yn gysylltiedig â salwch meddwl. Yn yr unfed ganrif ar hugain, mae'n wirioneddol annifyr fod yn rhaid i bobl sy'n dioddef o iechyd meddwl gwael ddelio hefyd â stigma, aflonyddu a diffyg dealltwriaeth lwyr. Mae arolwg a gynhaliwyd gan Amser i Newid wedi gweld bod stigma a gwahaniaethu yn hollbresennol, gydag yn agos at naw o bob 10 defnyddiwr gwasanaethau yn sôn am ei effaith negyddol ar eu bywydau. Mae dwy ran o dair wedi rhoi'r gorau i wneud pethau oherwydd stigma a dwy ran o dair wedi rhoi'r gorau i wneud pethau oherwydd eu bod ofn stigma a gwahaniaethu. Pa mor aml y clywsom am bobl sy'n dioddef o iselder yn cael eu gorchymyn i ymwroli neu fod angen iddynt roi'r gorau i lyfu clwyfau, ac i ddod at eu coed? Nid yw hyn yn dderbyniol. Mae'r agweddau hyn yn atal pobl sy'n dioddef o salwch meddwl rhag siarad allan neu rhag ceisio cymorth hyd yn oed. Mae llawer gormod o bobl yn cael eu gwneud i deimlo cywilydd a'u bod wedi'u hynysu ac yn ddi-werth o ganlyniad i'w problemau iechyd meddwl. Mae gennym i gyd ran i'w chwarae i'w gwneud yn haws i bobl â phroblemau iechyd wneud ffrindiau, gweithio a byw bywyd hollol lawn. Yn ogystal â mynd i'r afael â stigma a gwahaniaethu, mae'n rhaid i ni sicrhau triniaeth amserol i unrhyw un sy'n dioddef o broblemau iechyd meddwl. Profwyd bod mynediad cynnar at therapïau siarad fel therapi gwybyddol ymddygiadol yn gwella adferiad ac yn lleihau'r angen am wasanaethau mwy acíwt. Mae Mind yn argymell na ddylid aros yn hwy na 28 diwrnod am atgyfeiriad am driniaeth gyntaf, a phan fydd rhywun yn wynebu argyfwng iechyd meddwl, mae'n rhaid i'r amser aros fod yn fyrrach. Wrth gwrs, os ydym i wella gwasanaethau iechyd meddwl, rhaid i ni sicrhau bod yr arian cywir yn ei le. Problemau iechyd meddwl yw tua chwarter yr holl broblemau iechyd, ac eto 11.4 y cant o gyllideb GIG Cymru a wariwn ar iechyd meddwl. Yn Lloegr, lle nad yw'r gyllideb iechyd meddwl yn cael ei neilltuo, maent yn gwario 11.9 y cant o gyllideb y GIG ar iechyd meddwl. Mae un bwrdd iechyd lleol, Aneurin Bevan, yn gwario dros 17 y cant yn fwy na'r dyraniad a neilltuwyd ar ei gyfer fel mater o drefn. Mae PricewaterhouseCoopers, yn eu hadolygiad o'r trefniadau neilltuo cyllid ar gyfer gwasanaethau iechyd meddwl yng Nghymru, yn datgan nad yw'r dyraniad o arian a neilltuwyd yn seiliedig ar asesiad cadarn o anghenion gofal iechyd. Mae angen i Lywodraeth Cymru roi blaenoriaeth i newid y trefniadau neilltuo arian. Hoffwn ddiolch i Blaid Cymru am roi'r cyfle hwn i gynnal y ddadl hon. Rwy'n croesawu ac yn cefnogi eu galwad i addysgu pobl ifanc am faterion iechyd meddwl. Fodd bynnag, ni allwn gefnogi datganoli cyfraith cyflogaeth ac felly byddwn yn cefnogi gwelliant y Ceidwadwyr Cymreig. Diolch.