English: Can I thank the Cabinet Secretary for presenting the Welsh Government's 'Together for Mental Health' delivery plan today? It's most welcome. The last Labour administration introduced measures that saw a significant increase in funding for mental health services and stated that people who receive these services should have both care and treatment plans in place. Although we know that more needs to be done in this respect, I think we'd all agree it is the right way to be moving. As we've heard, mental health problems affect at least one in four people in Wales, and it's often linked to poverty, both as a cause and a symptom. Undoubtedly, poverty increases the stress and worry that can lead to poor mental health. For those suffering from mental health problems, securing and retaining employment and coping with day-to-day financial challenges can be a major hurdle. The decision of the last administration to both increase and ring-fence spending on mental health funding provides the opportunity to increase access to support, enhance pathways and improve outcomes for service users. The mental health delivery plan will be a vital component in achieving these outcomes, but I'd like to focus on one particular area, that of the mental health first aid programme, which is a key programme in the 'Together for Mental Health' strategy in raising awareness, particularly in the workplace. Through their involvement in local partnership boards, it's clear that public bodies have a role in this regard by co-ordinating strategies to ensure the implementation of the plan. They also have a role as employers in taking the lead on providing mental health awareness, both in respect of the day-to-day service delivery and amongst their own staff. Local education authorities also have a crucial part to play in raising awareness around mental health issues amongst children in schools, including working to end the stigma that we've heard so much about surrounding mental illness and tackling any intolerance and bullying around that. It's true that most of our public service employers do provide counselling services for their staff, but, often, these don't go as far as providing additional support to help them identify if their mental health is at risk or to provide further support services for those who do identify that they're experiencing mental health problems. However, it is to be welcomed that an increasing number of local authorities, health boards and other public services in Wales are starting to recognise the benefit of providing mental health awareness training, often in partnership with their trade unions. My own union, Unison, for example, has developed a comprehensive training package in this area for its members. There are also some excellent examples of major companies, like Admiral and Dŵr Cymru, who provide comprehensive mental health awareness training for their employees, not only to help them in their engagement with customers, but also to support colleagues in the workplace. These companies see raising awareness around mental health issues as a key part of their health and safety obligations. I hope, therefore, that, in recognition of the importance of the delivery of this strategy, more public bodies will look to embrace mental health first aid programmes and provide awareness training, both for their workforce and for the delivery of their services.
Welsh: A gaf i ddiolch i Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet am gyflwyno cynllun cyflawni Llywodraeth Cymru 'Law yn Llaw at Iechyd Meddwl' heddiw? Mae i'w groesawu'n fawr. Cyflwynodd y weinyddiaeth Lafur ddiwethaf fesurau a welodd gynnydd sylweddol yn y cyllid ar gyfer gwasanaethau iechyd meddwl a dywedodd y dylai pobl sy'n derbyn y gwasanaethau hyn gael cynllun gofal a thriniaeth ar waith. Er ein bod yn gwybod bod angen gwneud mwy yn hyn o beth, rwy'n meddwl ein bod ni oll yn cytuno mai dyma'r ffordd iawn i fod yn symud. Fel yr ydym wedi clywed, mae problemau iechyd meddwl yn effeithio ar o leiaf un o bob pedwar o bobl Cymru, ac mae'n aml yn cael ei gysylltu â thlodi, fel achos ac fel symptom. Yn ddi-os, mae tlodi yn cynyddu'r straen a'r poen meddwl a all arwain at iechyd meddwl gwael. I'r rhai sy'n dioddef o broblemau iechyd meddwl, gall sicrhau a chadw cyflogaeth ac ymdopi â heriau ariannol o ddydd i ddydd fod yn rhwystr mawr. Mae penderfyniad y weinyddiaeth ddiwethaf i gynyddu a chlustnodi gwariant ar gyllid iechyd meddwl yn rhoi cyfle i gael mwy o fynediad at gefnogaeth, gwella llwybrau a gwella canlyniadau i ddefnyddwyr gwasanaethau. Bydd y cynllun cyflawni iechyd meddwl yn elfen hanfodol o ran cyflawni'r canlyniadau hyn, ond hoffwn i ganolbwyntio ar un maes penodol, sef y rhaglen cymorth cyntaf iechyd meddwl, sy'n rhaglen allweddol yn y strategaeth 'Law yn Llaw at Iechyd Meddwl' o ran codi ymwybyddiaeth, yn enwedig yn y gweithle. Trwy eu cysylltiad â byrddau partneriaeth lleol, mae'n amlwg bod gan gyrff cyhoeddus swyddogaeth yn hyn o beth drwy gydlynu strategaethau er mwyn sicrhau bod y cynllun yn cael ei weithredu. Mae ganddynt hefyd swyddogaeth fel cyflogwyr i gymryd yr awenau ar ddarparu ymwybyddiaeth o iechyd meddwl, o ran y ddarpariaeth o wasanaethau o ddydd i ddydd ac ymysg eu staff eu hunain. Mae gan awdurdodau addysg lleol ran hanfodol i'w chwarae wrth godi ymwybyddiaeth am faterion iechyd meddwl ymysg plant mewn ysgolion, gan gynnwys gweithio i roi terfyn ar y stigma yr ydym wedi clywed cymaint amdano ynghylch salwch meddwl a mynd i'r afael ag unrhyw anoddefgarwch a bwlio sydd ynghlwm wrth hynny. Mae'n wir fod y rhan fwyaf o'n cyflogwyr gwasanaethau cyhoeddus yn darparu gwasanaethau cynghori ar gyfer eu staff. Ond yn aml nid yw'r rhain yn mynd mor bell â darparu cymorth ychwanegol i'w helpu i nodi a yw eu hiechyd meddwl mewn perygl neu i ddarparu gwasanaethau cymorth pellach ar gyfer rhai sy'n nodi eu bod yn dioddef o broblemau iechyd meddwl. Fodd bynnag, mae i'w groesawu bod nifer cynyddol o awdurdodau lleol, byrddau iechyd a gwasanaethau cyhoeddus eraill yng Nghymru yn dechrau cydnabod mantais darparu hyfforddiant ymwybyddiaeth o iechyd meddwl, yn aml mewn partneriaeth â'u hundebau llafur. Mae fy undeb fy hun, Unsain, er enghraifft, wedi datblygu pecyn hyfforddiant cynhwysfawr yn y maes hwn ar gyfer ei aelodau. Mae hefyd rai enghreifftiau gwych o gwmnïau mawr, fel Admiral a Dŵr Cymru, sy'n darparu hyfforddiant ymwybyddiaeth iechyd meddwl cynhwysfawr ar gyfer eu gweithwyr, nid yn unig i'w helpu yn eu hymgysylltiad â chwsmeriaid, ond hefyd i gefnogi cydweithwyr yn y gweithle. Mae'r cwmnïau hyn yn gweld codi ymwybyddiaeth ynghylch materion iechyd meddwl fel rhan allweddol o'u rhwymedigaethau iechyd a diogelwch. Rwy'n gobeithio, felly, i gydnabod pwysigrwydd cyflwyno'r strategaeth hon, y bydd mwy o gyrff cyhoeddus yn barod i groesawu rhaglenni cymorth cyntaf iechyd meddwl a darparu hyfforddiant ymwybyddiaeth, ar gyfer eu gweithlu ac er mwyn darparu eu gwasanaethau.