Mind Cymru reports and guides
Read our reports on mental health issues in Wales.
Mental Health is everything: Senedd election 2026
Whoever forms the next Welsh Government has a duty to make the mental health of the nation a priority.
This document highlights four key recommendations, to create a Wales where everyone has the opportunity to thrive.
The Big Mental Health Report 2025
Mind’s Big Mental Health Report provides an annual overview of data and insights relating to mental health in Wales and England.
This document breaks down the state of mental health in Wales, and our recommendations for improvement.
Living on the Edge: Poverty and Mental Health in Wales
The stress poverty causes can worsen mental health problems, and poor mental health can make it harder to escape poverty.
This report explains what's needed to improve access for people experiencing or at risk of poverty.
Missing Middle
The ‘missing middle’ is the gap in mental health support for young people whose needs fall between what is available to everybody and more specialist services.
This report outlines the effect of this lack of support on young people and our recommendations to Welsh Government.
WAMH: Priorities for the next Welsh Government
To provide the best possible care for everyone in Wales, we need all partners, including the third sector and statutory bodies, to work together.
This document outlines 9 priorities for the next Welsh Government from the Wales Alliance for Mental Health (WAMH), a group of 8 mental health and suicide and self-harm organisations.
A new mental health strategy for Wales
In 2023 we spoke to around 400 people to ask their priorities for Welsh government’s next mental health strategy.
This report identifies and explores the actions we need to see from Welsh government in the new mental health strategy for a healthier, happier Wales.
Raising the Standard of inpatient care
This report explores experiences of people in inpatient settings in Wales.
It raises concerns and recommendations around patient care and safety, the use of restraint, and data collection.
Rebuilding Minds after stroke
In partnership with Stroke Association, we worked with stroke survivors to understand the gaps in mental health support following a stoke.
This report summarises those experiences and makes recommendations to Welsh Government and the NHS.
Improving people's rights around mental health
The Mental Health Measure is a piece of legislation that focuses on improving people's rights to mental health support. Rights like accessing treatment, and advocacy in hospital.
This report looks at the impacts the Measure has had. And what more can be done to improve mental health care.
Waiting times for specialist therapy
Thousands of people across Wales wait longer than the 26-week target to get specialist psychological therapy. Hundreds wait for more than a year.
This report looks at how the Welsh government can improve choice, increase capacity and reduce waiting times.
The pandemic and mental health
Through our research in 2020, more than 800 people told us how the pandemic affected their mental health.
This report explores those people's experiences.
Research on the impact of coronavirus
The coronavirus pandemic has made existing mental health inequalities worse.
This report looks at the impact coronavirus has made on mental health, particularly for vulnerable communities.
How you can get involved with our work in Wales
Campaigns
We campaign to get a better deal for those of us in Wales with mental health problems. Find out more.
Be a campaigner
Our campaigners speak out about the real issues affecting people with mental health problems.
Mind Cymru
With our network of local Minds, we're the leading mental health charity in Wales. Find out more.