Mental health news and updates – December 2025

NHS Wales Performance and Improvement has published its latest newsletter focused on mental health topics. The update is a bi-monthly round-up of news and updates, keeping colleagues and stakeholders up-to-date on our mental health, suicide prevention and self-harm work.

In this issue:

• An update from Ciara Rogers about work with health boards to establish demonstrator projects to implement open access mental health support
• Our webinar series continues supporting mental health transformation
• Developing quality statements for mental health and self-harm
• Elevating the voice of lived experience through two new mental health advisory panels
• Pilot to understand restrictive practice expands to mental health
• First standard dedicated to addressing risk of suicide published for organisations
• Colleague spotlight: Meet Sarah Cadman, National Programme Lead for Acute and Crisis Care
• Join our ‘Mental Health Exchange Space’ community

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