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Welcome to Wales Today - our top stories: Experiencing | :00:15. | :00:16. | |
a mental health crisis - Louisa Tanner ended up | :00:17. | :00:18. | |
Tonight, calls to improve care for mental health patients. | :00:19. | :00:21. | |
And leaking windows and cold classrooms - | :00:22. | :00:23. | |
the teaching union which wants to double the amount spent | :00:24. | :00:25. | |
Should someone facing a mental health crisis ever end up in A | :00:26. | :00:38. | |
That's the reality for too many patients, according to mental health | :00:39. | :00:43. | |
experts who've spoken to Wales Today. | :00:44. | :00:46. | |
They've described support here as patchy and are calling | :00:47. | :00:51. | |
for more appropriate places of safety - | :00:52. | :00:53. | |
As part of the BBC's In the Mind season, Carys Notley | :00:54. | :01:01. | |
Rowan has lived with chronic depression and anxiety | :01:02. | :01:04. | |
At just 13, she started self-harming. | :01:05. | :01:11. | |
Two years ago, Rowan had a severe breakdown, | :01:12. | :01:13. | |
But she says the poor care she received in A | :01:14. | :01:18. | |
would deter her from seeking help there again. | :01:19. | :01:21. | |
I felt like I was being a bit of a burden because I had done it | :01:22. | :01:25. | |
to myself, so I was just asking somebody else to clean up my mess | :01:26. | :01:28. | |
rather than being a patient who deserved care. | :01:29. | :01:36. | |
There was no mental-health nurse, nobody came to talk to me, | :01:37. | :01:39. | |
it was just stapled up and on your way. | :01:40. | :01:43. | |
A departments are not always equipped to deal | :01:44. | :01:45. | |
They often don't have specialists working there who can advise | :01:46. | :01:55. | |
and identify onward routes of referral for individuals. | :01:56. | :01:57. | |
So people may end up in A departments but they may not be best | :01:58. | :02:00. | |
Whilst Rowan says she would have benefited from further care, | :02:01. | :02:02. | |
many others experiencing a crisis are detained for their own safety | :02:03. | :02:05. | |
Last year, 1,181 people in Wales were admitted to a health-based | :02:06. | :02:08. | |
place of safety but when there are no hospital beds available, | :02:09. | :02:13. | |
often the only safe place for people to go is a police cell, | :02:14. | :02:18. | |
which is where 541 people in distress were held. | :02:19. | :02:23. | |
She has borderline personality disorder, which affects her moods | :02:24. | :02:27. | |
In 2014, aged 21, she started experiencing unbearable suicidal | :02:28. | :02:33. | |
thoughts and ended up spending the night in a cell. | :02:34. | :02:40. | |
It is a very frightening experience because you can hear other people | :02:41. | :02:43. | |
who have been locked up for committing crimes | :02:44. | :02:44. | |
and they are being vocal, banging on the cells, | :02:45. | :02:47. | |
and you are already in a distressed state and it just makes you feel | :02:48. | :02:51. | |
There are calls for more suitable places of safety where people can go | :02:52. | :02:55. | |
to recover, places like Coed Arian crisis house, | :02:56. | :02:58. | |
in partnership with Cardiff and Vale health board. | :02:59. | :03:04. | |
This crisis house in Cardiff is currently the only one in Wales | :03:05. | :03:06. | |
with private bedrooms, homely living areas | :03:07. | :03:11. | |
and support workers on-site 24 hours a day. | :03:12. | :03:14. | |
It's a place of safety and sanctuary where people can come to recover | :03:15. | :03:17. | |
from their crisis whilst maintaining their independence. | :03:18. | :03:21. | |
Gofal wants to see the creation of more services like this | :03:22. | :03:23. | |
93% of people who stay here return home after a seven-day stay, | :03:24. | :03:29. | |
you can expect to stay for a minimum of a 28-day section. | :03:30. | :03:34. | |
So this is an environment that for some people supports | :03:35. | :03:37. | |
a much better and a much quicker process of recovery. | :03:38. | :03:41. | |
But some experts say more research is still needed on their benefits. | :03:42. | :03:45. | |
The Welsh Government says spending on mental-health services in Wales | :03:46. | :03:48. | |
is rising and points to an agreement signed in December between | :03:49. | :03:52. | |
police forces, charities, the NHS, councils and other agencies. | :03:53. | :03:56. | |
The idea is to bring these bodies together to improve crisis care. | :03:57. | :04:00. | |
For Rowan, who could experience a crisis at any moment, | :04:01. | :04:04. | |
an alternative couldn't come soon enough. | :04:05. | :04:07. | |
The Welsh Government needs to double the amount it's spending | :04:08. | :04:10. | |
That's according to a teachers' union here amid claims that many | :04:11. | :04:15. | |
school buildings aren't "up to scratch". | :04:16. | :04:17. | |
One Newport headteacher has told BBC Wales that some buildings | :04:18. | :04:21. | |
The Government has described its record on new school | :04:22. | :04:25. | |
And despite being judged as Good by Estyn, it's feeling its age, | :04:26. | :04:42. | |
leaking roofs and windows and abandoned classrooms. | :04:43. | :04:48. | |
The headteacher, who has improved GCSE pass rates by 60%, | :04:49. | :04:52. | |
says some of its buildings are deplorable | :04:53. | :04:55. | |
and blames Newport Council and the Welsh government | :04:56. | :04:57. | |
for not doing enough to improve buildings like his. | :04:58. | :05:01. | |
There is a whole generation of school stock that has leaking roofs, | :05:02. | :05:05. | |
have classrooms which are too small and too cramped. | :05:06. | :05:13. | |
But this evening, it emerged these plans to improve the school | :05:14. | :05:16. | |
They were rejected by councillors over fears the site may flood, | :05:17. | :05:22. | |
but tonight, Newport Council says it is | :05:23. | :05:24. | |
resubmitting the proposals to build a new Welsh medium school | :05:25. | :05:28. | |
on the site and refurbish Duffryn high. | :05:29. | :05:31. | |
The Welsh Government says it is investing nearly ?2 billion | :05:32. | :05:34. | |
in schools and colleges through its 21st Century Schools programme. | :05:35. | :05:39. | |
It says it is the most ambitious school building | :05:40. | :05:41. | |
and improvement programme since the 1960s. | :05:42. | :05:45. | |
But the Association of Teachers and Lecturers in Wales disagree | :05:46. | :05:48. | |
and want the Welsh Government to increase the amount | :05:49. | :05:51. | |
They agree with the National Union of Teachers here | :05:52. | :05:55. | |
that many school buildings aren't up to scratch. | :05:56. | :05:59. | |
Definitely double the amount we are seeing going in there. | :06:00. | :06:01. | |
We have got to get school building stock right, | :06:02. | :06:04. | |
we need to give our youngsters the best start in life | :06:05. | :06:07. | |
and so that money would be well spent. | :06:08. | :06:09. | |
So this evening, a glimmer of hope for pupils here at Duffryn High | :06:10. | :06:12. | |
and for those hoping to attend Newport's first | :06:13. | :06:16. | |
But unions are concerned that other children across Wales | :06:17. | :06:21. | |
Parents in Denbighshire have said they will appeal | :06:22. | :06:27. | |
the council's decision to push ahead with controversial plans | :06:28. | :06:31. | |
to close Ysgol Llanbedr Primary School near Ruthin. | :06:32. | :06:34. | |
but the council says the closure in August | :06:35. | :06:39. | |
comes as part of its review into school provision. | :06:40. | :06:43. | |
Flintshire Council has agreed to make what it describes | :06:44. | :06:46. | |
as "unprecedented" savings of ?21 million. | :06:47. | :06:50. | |
It says it's protecting core services - but they will be at risk | :06:51. | :06:53. | |
In Gwynedd, councillors have decided to delay making a decision | :06:54. | :06:59. | |
on closing the David Lloyd George Museum | :07:00. | :07:02. | |
The number of adults taking part in sport three times a week or more | :07:03. | :07:09. | |
has increased, according to Sport Wales. | :07:10. | :07:11. | |
However, the research also showed that a million adults | :07:12. | :07:14. | |
Women, disabled people and those from deprived areas | :07:15. | :07:19. | |
are also less likely to play sport regularly. | :07:20. | :07:24. | |
Welsh singer-songwriter Amy Wadge is celebrating after winning | :07:25. | :07:26. | |
She picked up a Grammy Award in LA last night for co-writing | :07:27. | :07:32. | |
Ed Sheeran's hit single Thinking Out Loud. | :07:33. | :07:37. | |
You know, we are really thrilled for her. | :07:38. | :07:47. | |
And I think it's testament to the partnership | :07:48. | :07:50. | |
between Ed and Amy that he shared the stage with her, | :07:51. | :07:54. | |
shared the limelight and gave her the full credit for co-writing | :07:55. | :07:57. | |
All change on the weather front. Yes, cold and frosty last night but | :07:58. | :08:14. | |
a different story tonight and tomorrow, we will all see some rain, | :08:15. | :08:19. | |
sleet and snow in places. Most places dry at the moment but it | :08:20. | :08:22. | |
won't last. By the end of the night, much of the country will have rain, | :08:23. | :08:26. | |
fresh to strong winds were temperatures staying above freezing, | :08:27. | :08:33. | |
so tomorrow morning, no frost, no sunshine, but cold and wet, some | :08:34. | :08:36. | |
heavy rain, pool travelling conditions and also some sleet and | :08:37. | :08:42. | |
snow on the hills and mountains -- poor travelling conditions. The | :08:43. | :08:45. | |
south-east of England dry and bright, further north and west, a | :08:46. | :08:49. | |
band of rain, some of that heavy, with sleet and snow on higher | :08:50. | :08:51. | |
ground, some sniper the Pennines and Peak District. Some sunshine in | :08:52. | :08:57. | |
Northern Ireland and gradually brightening up across Scotland with | :08:58. | :09:00. | |
one or two showers. Close to home, more rain and sleet in places, snow | :09:01. | :09:06. | |
in upland areas. That will gradually ease later on with dry weather | :09:07. | :09:09. | |
following from the West. Cold tomorrow with the wind easing. | :09:10. | :09:12. | |
Tomorrow evening, rain and sleet with a little snow in the margins | :09:13. | :09:18. | |
were gradually clear. Most places are dry overnight with frost and icy | :09:19. | :09:23. | |
patches. Thursday, a much better day, dry and brighter, some | :09:24. | :09:28. | |
sunshine, just one or two showers. Friday, all change again, with these | :09:29. | :09:31. | |
fronts moving in from the Atlantic. They will bring milder, moist air, | :09:32. | :09:35. | |
some rain turning up on Friday, the wind is picking up as well and that | :09:36. | :09:41. | |
sets the scene for the weekend, milder temperatures, double figures | :09:42. | :09:47. | |
on Saturday, but more rain and drizzle on the way. So not a great | :09:48. | :09:50. | |
day tomorrow, but much nicer with some sunshine on Thursday. We will | :09:51. | :09:55. | |
be back in breakfast with the latest news and sport from six o'clock | :09:56. | :09:58. | |
tomorrow morning. Thank you for watching, from all of us on the | :09:59. | :09:59. | |
programme, good night. | :10:00. | :10:02. |