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Photographs taken by people with mental health problems and their carers are to be put on show at the Senedd in Cardiff Bay later on Wednesday. | |
The exhibition is the culmination of mental health charity Hafal's campaign to reduce discrimination against people with mental illnesses. | The exhibition is the culmination of mental health charity Hafal's campaign to reduce discrimination against people with mental illnesses. |
Hafal clients, carers and members of the public were invited to make images that expressed aspects of their lives. | Hafal clients, carers and members of the public were invited to make images that expressed aspects of their lives. |
Health Minister Edwina Hart will launch the Have You Clicked show at 1000 BST. | Health Minister Edwina Hart will launch the Have You Clicked show at 1000 BST. |
One of the Hafal service users whose shots will be on display said photography had helped her "enormously" with her mental health issues. | One of the Hafal service users whose shots will be on display said photography had helped her "enormously" with her mental health issues. |
"It helps me to live in the moment rather than looking to the past or looking too far ahead into the future," said 28-year-old Leanne Kelly who attends Hafal's social club in Aberystwyth. | "It helps me to live in the moment rather than looking to the past or looking too far ahead into the future," said 28-year-old Leanne Kelly who attends Hafal's social club in Aberystwyth. |
"It helps me to experience the world around me at that moment. | |
I am quite a shy person and the discrimination I have experienced from when I was a young teenager made me feel much more threatened Leanne Kelly | |
"I especially like the immediacy of digital photography where you can take a picture and have it up on the screen to work on very soon after. | "I especially like the immediacy of digital photography where you can take a picture and have it up on the screen to work on very soon after. |
"I am also fortunate enough to live in a very beautiful part of Wales and I like taking pictures of it." | "I am also fortunate enough to live in a very beautiful part of Wales and I like taking pictures of it." |
Ms Kelly said she also felt very strongly about Hafal's campaign to reduce discrimination against people with mental health problems after her own experiences. | Ms Kelly said she also felt very strongly about Hafal's campaign to reduce discrimination against people with mental health problems after her own experiences. |
"I am quite a shy person and the discrimination I have experienced from when I was a young teenager made me feel much more threatened," she said. | "I am quite a shy person and the discrimination I have experienced from when I was a young teenager made me feel much more threatened," she said. |
'Unique perspectives' | 'Unique perspectives' |
Rik Mowbray, co-ordinator of Ceredigion social activities for Hafal, said Ms Kelly had been aided to follow her interests by facilities and support from the social club she attends. | Rik Mowbray, co-ordinator of Ceredigion social activities for Hafal, said Ms Kelly had been aided to follow her interests by facilities and support from the social club she attends. |
"We have laptops and cameras here for people to use and we have quite a few budding photographers," he said. | "We have laptops and cameras here for people to use and we have quite a few budding photographers," he said. |
"We're even going to be putting on our own local exhibition." | "We're even going to be putting on our own local exhibition." |
Peter Davey, chair of Hafal, said the images on display in the Senedd covered all of life, from people and places, details and panoramas to colour and light. | Peter Davey, chair of Hafal, said the images on display in the Senedd covered all of life, from people and places, details and panoramas to colour and light. |
"But more importantly, what they show is that - whether we have a mental illness or not - we can all express our unique perspectives on life by observing the world through the camera," he said. | "But more importantly, what they show is that - whether we have a mental illness or not - we can all express our unique perspectives on life by observing the world through the camera," he said. |
The campaign has also seen thousands of anti-stigma leaflets handed to the Welsh public. | The campaign has also seen thousands of anti-stigma leaflets handed to the Welsh public. |
The exhibition will also mark World Mental Health Day which is run by the World Federation for Mental Health. | The exhibition will also mark World Mental Health Day which is run by the World Federation for Mental Health. |
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