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Ar ddydd Llun 3ydd Rhagfyr, marciwyd Diwrnod Cenedlaethol ar gyfer Pobl Anabl gyda gweithdy Gwerthfawr yn y Gwaith wedi’i gynnal gan Ysgol Busnes Caerdydd.

“Ni fydd stigma yn diflannu dros nos. Ac eto, ni allwn ganiatáu i’r rhai sydd ag anhwylder meddyliol barhau i wynebu’r diraddio a gwatwar sydd wedi chwarae gormod o ran yn hanes dynol ryw. Gellir sicrhau dyfodol mwy disglair o lawer pan fydd gwybodaeth yn disodli anwybodaeth, […] a phan fydd cyswllt â realiti anhwylder meddyliol (yn hytrach na stereoteipiau) yn cyffwrdd ag empathi pobl.” Stephen P. Hinshaw (2007)

“Society, which defines itself as sane, must be able to localize and confine the mad, if only visually, in order to create a separation between the sane and the insane… It is our need for instantaneous awareness (which is often based on our construction of images of ‘madness’ rather than the illnesses themselves), which is the rationale for the visual stereotype of the insane.” Sander Gilman (1988)

Mae’r cynnwys hwn ar gael yn Saesneg yn unig. The first instalment of More than a hobby meets Glyn. Glyn leads the Ty Canna photography group. Ty Canna is an outreach service and user-led resource centre for people with experience of mental illness, which focusses on recovering through art and aims to improve people’s confidence.

Cardiff and Met Korfball, who we proudly sponsor, held a fundraising tournament with a twist.

A new study has shown that people diagnosed with epilepsy in England and Wales are at increased risk of dying from suicide and accidents.