Ben Price

2 weeks ago | bbc.co.uk | Ben Price

Disgrifiad o’r llun, Mae Lee Williams o'r Rhondda yn cerdded bob dydd er lles ei hiechyd meddwl a chorfforolGwneud hi'n haws i bobl dderbyn gofal iechyd meddwl priodol yn gynt yw prif fwriad strategaeth newydd Llywodraeth Cymru. Bydd y cynllun 10 mlynedd yn canolbwyntio ar atal salwch iechyd meddwl trwy ymyrraeth cynt heb oedi a'r angen i aros am apwyntiad.

2 weeks ago | bbc.com | Ben Price

Same-day mental health help pledge as demand risesBBCSian McEvoy has benefitted from a community project, which could be recommended same-day under a new planSame-day mental health support without the need for a referral is the aim of a new strategy after calls to an urgent hotline doubled in a year. A which launched in late 2022 gets an average of 6,000 calls each month, while the overall number of calls almost doubled between 2023 and 2024.

3 weeks ago | bbc.co.uk | Ben Price

Disgrifiad o’r llun, Roedd chwarae'r gêm ar yr ap sy'n defnyddio technoleg rithwir wedi helpu i dawelu meddwl Lili, meddaiMae profion yn cael eu gwneud ar hyn o bryd i weld a all therapi sy'n defnyddio technoleg rithwir helpu pobl ifanc sy'n dioddef o or-bryder, iselder neu unigrwydd. Mae Gwasanaeth Ieuenctid Caerdydd, sy'n rhan o adran addysg Cyngor Caerdydd, wedi helpu i brofi a datblygu ap newydd sy'n defnyddio realiti estynedig (Augmented Reality).

3 weeks ago | bbc.com | Ben Price

Teens test virtual technology aimed at helping anxietyBBCLili, one of the young people from Cardiff Youth Service who tested the augmented reality app, said it had a "calming effect"Therapy which uses virtual technology is being tested as a means of supporting teenagers with anxiety and those who struggle to attend school.

3 weeks ago | bbc.co.uk | Ben Price

Image caption, Lili, one of the young people from Cardiff Youth Service who tested the augmented reality app, said it had a "calming effect"Therapy which uses virtual technology is being tested as a means of supporting teenagers with anxiety and those who struggle to attend school. Cardiff Youth Service, part of Cardiff council's education department, has helped to test and develop a mobile app which uses augmented reality (AR) as an intervention for anxiety and social isolation.