Bridgend MS Sarah Murphyy on the launch of the Bridgend Mental Health Pathway

THERE are many mental health support groups in Bridgend and Porthcawl working to make lives better for our community.

At a roundtable for Mental

Health Awareness month last year, myself and Huw Irranca-Davies MS were asked to co-produce a website where services, local groups and activities could all be in one place.

We are now delighted to soon launch the “Bridgend Mental Health Pathway” project – a website that acts as a directory to identify and reach out to early intervention and preventative support groups within Bridgend.

The Pathway can be used by residents to find contact information, social media groups and details of local activities to get involved in.

Every part of this project has been focused on our community, from founding ideas with Lads and Dads, Mental Health Matters and Bridgend Youth Council, production of the website by Oliver Lewis at OLSO Marketing, to collaboration with Stronger Together Bridgend who are producing music to de-stigmatise mental health.

It has been wonderful to facilitate a project by the community, for the community – you can visit the website at: www. bridgendmentalhealthpathway.wales

If you are a service who wishes to be added to the site, please email me at sarah.murphy@senedd.wales