As part of our 2024 Let's Get Physical Campaign, we're aiming to cycle and row the equivalent of the perimeter of Wales across each of our events. 🚴‍♂️🚣‍♀️

So far, we've completed over 76 miles, that's roughly the same distance as Chepstow to Bridgend along the Wales Coast Path! 🙌

Our first Let’s Get Physical Campaign in 2014 found
⬆️18% had above threshold blood pressure
⬆️47% had above threshold blood glucose
⬆️10% of people had both!
We’ve completed over 50 health checks since launching our 2024 campaign, join us at our event in Wrexham to get yours!

Thanks to everyone who was a part of our #LetsGetPhysical Launch Event in Carmarthen on Friday!
We're well on our way to meeting our targets with:
✅Over 50 health checks completed
✅Referrals for further health advice made for those in need
✅Over 75 miles cycled and rowed

Cheryl Williams, our Strategic Lead for Gambling and Other Harms, and Sarah Langford, our Young Person's Substance Misuse Team Leader, delivered a speech last week at Cardiff Football Stadium on the impact of gambling harms on mental well-being. Great work, Cheryl and Sarah!

A big thank you to all the colleagues, partners and organisations for making our first Let’s Get Physical 2024 campaign event such a success!
We couldn't have done it without you! 🙌 #letsgetphysical

Great to see everyone getting moving with some chair yoga at our Let’s Get Physical launch event! #LetsGetPhysical #MoveYourWay

Counselling can be a massively helpful tool for recovery from a wide variety of problems.
Elissa, a former client of our Parkland Place Rehabilitation Centre, benefited from counselling during her recovery from a gambling addiction. 🙌
#MentalHealthAwarenessWeek

It’s been a brilliant day so far at our first campaign event for Let’s Get Physical 2024 at the Halliwell Centre in Carmarthen, offering people the opportunity to have a 10-minute healthcare check, in addition to hosting some great guest speakers and engaging activities!

Excellent to hear from @markdrakeford at our Let’s Get Physical campaign launch event this morning, discussing how vital it is for people to monitor and maintain their physical health, remembering our campaign 10 years ago and the lasting impacts of the covid pandemic on health.

Great to have Eluned Morgan MS launching our Let’s Get Physical 2024 campaign with an engaging speech on the significance of physical health, its link to mental health and some of the considerations and initiatives to help people in Wales stay healthy.
#LetsGetPhysical

Our Chief Executive, Alun Thomas, has kicked off our Let’s Get Physical Launch Event this morning by emphasising the importance of physical health, noting how people living with mental illness and/or substance use have a lower life expectancy than the rest of the population.

CAMFA+ is a free service that provides counselling and therapy to those requiring specialist substance use psychological intervention!
Click below for more information👇
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#MentalHealthAwarenessWeek

Today’s the day!🎉
The launch of our summer campaign Let's Get Physical, at the Halliwell Centre in Carmarthen!

This year’s campaign is all about 3 essential things:
🩺Physical health
💪Physical fitness
🍏Healthy eating
Which we will be promoting and celebrating at today’s event

Liz's heartbreaking story highlights how crucial it is for physical and mental health services to work in tandem.

Mental and physical health are connected, and by treating them as such we can begin to see the full picture of support that a person needs.
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Exercise your way to better mental health! 🏋️🏊‍♀️🚴‍♀️
Getting active isn’t just good for your body, it’s good for your mind too! 🧠
Our Let’s Get Physical Campaign kicks off TOMORROW!
#MentalHealthAwarenessWeek #MHAW

When someone has mental ill health, their mental wellbeing isn’t the only thing that suffers. The ripples can be far-reaching, affecting family, friends, carers and relationships.
This is why we believe in a WHOLE person approach, not treating the illness, but the individual.

Let’s not forget the unpaid carers who support those with mental health issues this #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek !
More than a quarter of unpaid carers report bad or very bad mental health!
We believe that considering carers is key to providing comprehensive mental health support.

People deserve the right care, at the right time, so we're urging Welsh Government to address this growing trend as part of their Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy.
Whatever has brought someone to crisis point, everyone deserves the same access to the support they need. 🤝

As it's #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek let's shine a light on the power of sleep! Proper sleep is vital for good mental wellbeing, managing stress and improving our mood.
As we gear up for our #LetsGetPhysical campaign on May 17th, let's commit to better sleep for better health!🙌🙌

An excellent breakdown of the impact exercise can have on mental and physical health Time to Change Wales! 🙌🏃
#MentalHealthAwarenessWeek #EndStigma #MoveYourWay #LetsGetPhysical