World Suicide Prevention Day is observed on 10 September every year to raise awareness about the impact of suicide and suicidal behaviour, and to encourage everyone to make a commitment to doing what they can to prevent suicide.

Here’s what’s going on in the very busy Third Sector across the CTM footprint today for Suicide Prevention Day. 

Co-alc Alliance 

A suicide prevention podcast with the Central Club which is being released today at 12noon which I will post See Say Signpost Page when I’ve got the link

https://www.facebook.com/seesaysign

or find here 

https://www.youtube.com/@thecentralclub/videos

www.co-alc.org 

New Horizons

Recovery College Courses Cyrsiau Coleg Adferiad – New Horizons

Papyrus

https://www.facebook.com/PAPYRUSCharity

Eye to Eye Counselling

https://www.facebook.com/eyetoeye.wales

Samaritans South Wales Valleys

Twitter @swvvalleyssams

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/samaritanscymru?igsh=aGRhMzNhb2ZkM3ll

https://www.facebook.com/samaritanscymru

Let’s Talk Men's Mental Health 

https://www.facebook.com/LetsTalkMensMentalHealth

Their BIG NIGHT OUT on 20th September - https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=835613778555273&set=a.445064220943566

Inform CTM 

Independent Lived Experience Forum for Cwm Taf Morgannwg

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100087605704933

Lads and Dads 

https://www.facebook.com/LadsDadsCIC

Changing the Narrative on Suicide" lets "Start the Conversation” event tomorrow night in Porthcawl

https://www.facebook.com/events/high-tide-porthcawl/changing-the-narrative-on-suicide-lets-start-the-conversation/3992706897721158/

Survivors of Bereavement of Suicide

 https://www.facebook.com/SOBSCharity

Andys Man Club Pontypridd

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064911483387

Mental Health and Wellbeing Show/ Ajuda Foundation

Online Suicide Prevention webinar - Thursday 12th September 2024

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/mental-health-online-suicide-prevention-tickets-694969882627  to register

https://www.facebook.com/mhwshow

Staying Safe

Downloadable Safety plans

https://stayingsafe.net/ST/

4Tom Bereavement groups

https://www.facebook.com/4tom96

 Cwm Taf Morgannwg Mind

https://www.facebook.com/ctmmind

Suicide and the need to prevent it, is EVERYONE’S business. 

Stay safe and know there’s always someone there to care.

The consultation period ends today at 23.59.

We would like to thank those who have already taken the time to attend one of our events and sent through feedback – we appreciate receiving the feedback from the local community and interested stakeholders which will help us to shape our proposals further before the next stage of statutory consultation.

There is still an opportunity to respond to the proposals – our revised proposals offer a split site approach, which means there is separate feedback form for each proposal:

• An upgrade to our existing water treatment works at Llwyn-onn.
• A new water treatment works on land in Merthyr Tydfil - Dan-y-Castell Farm, including a new raw water pumping station on our existing water treatment works at Pontsticill.

Details of the proposals and online feedback forms can be accessed online via our virtual consultation room: www.dwrcymru.com/cwmtafstrategy

Our Welsh Water van will also be outside Pontsticill Water Treatment Works on Monday 9^th September between 10.30-12.30 if anyone would like to speak to us about the proposals or drop in feedback forms.

If you have any queries about the proposals, please feel free to contact us on cwmtafproject@dwrcymru.com

This is a reminder that Annual General Meeting of VAMT will be held on 26^th September, 11am at Merthyr Tydfil Football Club.

Business on the day will include-

• Minutes of AGM held on 28^th September 2023 – for approval
• Annual Report – to be received, presented by Sharon Richards, Chief Officer, VAMT
• Audited Accounts 1^st April 2023-31^st March 2024 – to be received, presented by Marian Barnes, RCH Chartered Accountants
• Election of Board of Trustees
• Appointment of Auditors

Followed by carvery lunch.

We are busy planning an exciting agenda and will forward this in due course.  We will be joined on the day by Chris Buchan, Head of Communities and Third Sector Policy.

In the meantime, if you’ve not done so already please return reply slip to laura.johnson@vamt.net by 12th September.

Managing Anxiety | Adult Learning Wales – Online 17/9/24 – 6 weeks – 9.30 - 12pm

Counselling Skills | Adult Learning Wales – Online 17/9/24 – 6 weeks - 12.30pm  – 3pm

Psychology | Adult Learning Wales – Online 17/9/24 – 6 weeks-  6pm -8.30 pm

ESOL | Adult Learning Wales – Llantrisant Job Centre – 1pm – 4pm

ESOL | Adult Learning Wales – Online 5pm – 6.30pm (E3)  6.30 – 8pm (L1)

You can book on by clicking the link to each course.

If you would like further information then please contact Judith Wilding at:- 

Judith.Wilding@adultlearning.wales

Mind Cwm Taf Morgannwg; the mental health charity supporting people in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Merthyr Tydfil and Bridgend; are looking at how they can develop and improve their services and would love to hear the thoughts of people in the community - whether you have or previously had challenges with your mental health or supported someone who has. 

A link to their online survey is below but you can also call 01685 707480 if you can’t complete it online.

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/K7XPDPJ