Public Health News, April 2012

Support for families in Wales with substance misuse

It has been announced that support for families who are affected by parental substance misuse will be expanded to cover all of Wales.

Learn with Grandma SOS card

Learn with Grandma has produced a card which is designed to teach children what to do if their grandma or granddad is in need of help. If you would like a copy of the card email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Success for suicide preventing skills training

Research from Public Health Wales shows that training given by Mind Cymru’ s Positive Choices project is making a real difference to people’s willingness to discuss and tackle suicide and self-harm. 

Tenovus cancer support groups

Tenovus cancer charity provides free art workshops every Monday afternoon at the Tenovus shop on Whitchurch Road in Cardiff. For more information tel: 0808 808 1010 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Tenovus also organises supervised walks for people affected by cancer. There are walking groups in Cardiff, Pontypridd and Pontypool. For more information tel: 029 2076 8850 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Setting up a community garden training

This is a new course which is aimed at groups who are in the very early stage of developing a community garden project. For more information and to book a place email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it  or tel: 029 2022 5942.

The challenge of dementia

This Alzheimer’s Society report describes how well people are living with dementia in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Taken from Public Health News, April 2012 www.healthcarealliances.co.uk