Part of 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 2:10 pm on 21 November 2017.
First Minister, I'm really glad that supporting innovative ways of delivering mental health services is also a strand of 'Our Valleys, Our Future'. Cwm Taf university health board has the highest number of people taking antidepressants—one in six of the population—and that actually reaches a staggering one in three in the town of Mountain Ash in my constituency of Cynon Valley. I recently met with Valleys Steps, an organisation that I've been championing since I was elected as AM for Cynon Valley. They're carrying out a pilot based on promoting alternatives to medication, but are concerned that funding for the project may not be carried forward. Can the Welsh Government commit to continue funding for this project for an adequate period to enable it to promote non-medication alternatives?