Part of 2. Questions to the Minister for Mental Health, Wellbeing and Welsh Language – in the Senedd at 3:14 pm on 2 December 2020.
I'm grateful to the Minister for her answer. Dyfed-Powys police and crime commissioner Dafydd Llywelyn recently held a very successful community safety participatory budgeting event, inviting people from the community to prioritise funding for community projects to promote community safety. I'm very pleased to say that Mind Cymru—who happen to be my next-door neighbours, next to my office in Thomas Street in Llanelli—was one of those successful groups. I'm sure the Minister would agree with me that third sector and community organisations have an absolutely vital role to play in addressing mental health issues. They can often be easier to access, they can often be less intimidating, people will be less fearful of stigma; but I'm sure the Minister will also be very aware that many of those organisations are not on a very sound footing financially. So, what further work can the Welsh Government do to ensure that such vital voluntary and community groups are funded sustainably and securely into the future?