Unpaid Carers Bulletin / Bwletin Gofalwyr Di-dâl

Fair Futures for Young Carers

The theme for Young Carers Action Day 2026 is 'Fair Futures for Young Carers', a call to ensure every young carer has the same chances to learn, grow and thrive as their peers.

The Young Carers Action Day 2026 was marked by a visit to the Senedd by members of the Carers Trust Young Carers Council to take part in a Hustings event with members of the Senedd in readiness for the May elections.

This event aimed to raise awareness and support for young carers, highlighting the challenges they face and the need for better recognition and support. The event featured an artwork created by Welsh Artist Nathan Wybourn, working with 20 young carers from across Wales, expressing their top 3 manifesto pledges, which was on display in the Senedd.

Welsh Young Carers were able to pose questions they had prepared directly to members of the Senedd. And each party representative on the Panel were asked to make a 90 second statement to outline their party’s priorities for young carers.

The questions included the subjects of mental health and wellbeing for young carers, recognition and understanding of a young carers role, and making sure their voices were heard in schools and services.

Vale Unpaid Carers Hub

We will be providing information and advice relating to unpaid carers on:

18 March 2026, 10am - 12pm - Penarth Job Centre, Plymouth Road CF64 3DQ

26 March 2026, 9:30am - 12:30pm - Llandough Hospital,  Penlan Road, Llandough CF64 2XX

Our information stand will be located near the Information and Support Centre, which is situated opposite the HeARTh Gallery within the Plaza.

27 March 2026, 10am - 12pm - Practice of Health, GP Surgery, Barry, CF63 1BA 

Please feel free to pop by and chat with us about what matters to you.

For more information about the Vale Unpaid Carers Hub, please contact us: valecarershub@tuvida.org  or ring 02921 921 024

Adferiad – Unpaid Carer Group

If you are an unpaid carer supporting someone with a mental health condition, anyone is invited to attend our group sessions.  You do not need a referral to join our monthly groups.

The next Meeting will be held on 18th March 2026 between 11am to 1pm, at Bridge Between Community Centre, Heol Y Llongau, Barry CF63 4AT.

Our speaker will be a Keith Ingram, Autistic Spectrum Disorder Project Manager, Vale of Glamorgan Council.

The carers group is available to any unpaid carer providing support to someone with a mental health illness. Light refreshments are provided, and all are welcome.

For more information call: 07597 579 005

Email: ifst@adferiad.org

Help Us Track the Act!

Does the law support you as an unpaid carer?

That’s the question Carers Wales has been asking since the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act came into force.

It’s been 10 years since the Act was introduced — so is it working for you?

Help improve access to dental, eye care and pharmacy services for families in Wales

Health and Care Research Wales is running a Research Prioritisation Project to identify the most important unanswered questions about access to dental, optometry and pharmacy services for families in Wales.

Health and Care Research Wales is inviting:

• Parents and carers of children aged seven and under, particularly those who are less often heard or face barriers to care
• Professionals working in dentistry, optometry, pharmacy, health visiting services and the voluntary sector

Findings will inform a final Top 10 list of research priorities to guide future research and policy decisions.

If you currently receive carers’ information in the post, or if someone has forwarded this information on to you, we would be very grateful if you could provide an email address, so you do not miss out on opportunities to apply for funding or attend an appropriate training course, for example.

Note: If you have received this email from us, you do not need to provide your email address.

Dyfodol Teg i Ofalwyr Ifanc

Thema Diwrnod Gweithredu Gofalwyr Ifanc 2026 yw 'Dyfodol Teg i Ofalwyr Ifanc', galwad i sicrhau bod pob gofalwr ifanc yn cael yr un cyfleoedd i ddysgu, tyfu a ffynnu â'u cyfoedion.

Nodwyd Diwrnod Gweithredu Gofalwyr Ifanc 2026 gan ymweliad â'r Senedd gan aelodau o Gyngor Gofalwyr Ifanc yr Ymddiriedolaeth Gofalwyr i gymryd rhan mewn digwyddiad Hustings gydag aelodau o'r Senedd yn barod ar gyfer etholiadau mis Mai.

Nod y digwyddiad hwn oedd codi ymwybyddiaeth a chefnogaeth i ofalwyr ifanc, gan dynnu sylw at yr heriau y maen nhw’n eu hwynebu a'r angen am fwy o gydnabyddiaeth a chefnogaeth. Roedd y digwyddiad yn cynnwys gwaith celf a grëwyd gan yr Artist Cymreig Nathan Wybourn, sy'n gweithio gydag 20 o ofalwyr ifanc o bob cwr o Gymru, yn mynegi eu 3 prif addewid maniffesto, a oedd yn cael ei arddangos yn y Senedd.

Roedd Gofalwyr Ifanc Cymru yn gallu gofyn cwestiynau yr oeddent wedi'u paratoi'n uniongyrchol i aelodau'r Senedd. A gofynnwyd i gynrychiolydd pob plaid ar y Panel i roi datganiad 90 eiliad i amlinellu blaenoriaethau eu plaid nhw ar gyfer gofalwyr ifanc.

Roedd y cwestiynau’n cynnwys pynciau iechyd meddwl a lles i ofalwyr ifanc, cydnabyddiaeth a dealltwriaeth o rôl gofalwyr ifanc, a sicrhau bod eu lleisiau yn cael eu clywed mewn ysgolion a gwasanaethau.

Hyb Gofalwyr Di-dâl y Fro

Byddwn yn rhoi gwybodaeth a chyngor sy'n ymwneud â gofalwyr di-dâl ar:

18 Mawrth 2026, 10yb - 12yp - Canolfan Gwaith Penarth, Ffordd Plymouth CF64 4DQ

26 Mawrth 2026, 9:30yb - 12:30yp - Ysbyty Llandochau, Penlan Road, Llandochau CF64 2XX 

Bydd ein stondin wybodaeth wedi'i lleoli ger y Ganolfan Wybodaeth a Chymorth, sydd gyferbyn ag Oriel yr Aelwyd yn y Plaza.

27th Mawrth 2026, 10yb - 12yp - Ymarfer Iechyd, Meddygfa, Y Barri, CF63 1BA

Mae croeso i chi alw heibio a sgwrsio gyda ni am yr hyn sy'n bwysig i chi.

Am fwy o wybodaeth am Hyb Gofalwyr Di-dâl y Fro, cysylltwch â ni: valecarershub@tuvida.org neu ffoniwch 02921 921 024

Adferiad – Grŵp Gofalwyr Di-dâl

Os ydych chi'n ofalwr di-dâl sy'n helpu rhywun â chyflwr iechyd meddwl, mae croeso i chi ddod i’n sesiynau grŵp. Does dim angen atgyfeiriad arnoch i ymuno â'n grwpiau misol.

Cynhelir y cyfarfod nesaf ar 18 Mawrth 2026 rhwng 11yb ac 1yp, yng Nghanolfan Gymunedol The Bridge Between, Heol y Llongau, Y Barri CF63 4AT.

Ein siaradwr fydd Keith Ingram, Rheolwr Prosiect Anhwylder Sbectrwm Awtistig, Cyngor Bro Morgannwg.

Mae’r grŵp gofalwyr ar gael i bob gofalwr di-dâl sy'n rhoi cymorth i rywun sydd â salwch iechyd meddwl. Croeso i bawb, a bydd lluniaeth ysgafn ar gael.

I gael rhagor o wybodaeth ffoniwch: 07597 579 005

Ebost: ifst@adferiad.org

Helpwch Ni i Olrhain y Ddeddf!

A yw'r gyfraith yn eich cefnogi chi fel gofalwr di-dâl?

Dyna'r cwestiwn y mae Gofalwyr Cymru wedi bod yn ei ofyn ers i'r Ddeddf Gwasanaethau Cymdeithasol a Llesiant (Cymru) ddod i rym.

Mae wedi bod yn 10 mlynedd ers i'r Ddeddf gael ei chyflwyno - felly a yw'n gweithio i chi?

Helpwch i wella mynediad at wasanaethau deintyddol, gofal llygaid a fferylliaeth i deuluoedd yng Nghymru

Mae Ymchwil Iechyd a Gofal Cymru yn cynnal Prosiect Blaenoriaethu Ymchwil i nodi'r cwestiynau pwysicaf heb eu hateb am fynediad at wasanaethau deintyddol, optometreg a fferylliaeth i deuluoedd yng Nghymru.

Mae Ymchwil Iechyd a Gofal Cymru yn gwahodd:

• Rhieni a gofalwyr o blant saith oed ac iau, yn enwedig y rhai sy'n cael eu clywed yn llai aml neu sy'n wynebu rhwystrau i ofal
• Gweithwyr proffesiynol sy'n gweithio ym maes deintyddiaeth, optometreg, fferylliaeth, ymwelwyr iechyd neu'r sector gwirfoddol

Bydd canfyddiadau yn llywio rhestr derfynol 10 o flaenoriaethau ymchwil i lywio penderfyniadau ymchwil a pholisi yn y dyfodol.

Os ydych chi'n derbyn gwybodaeth gofalwyr drwy’r post ar hyn o bryd, neu os oes rhywun wedi anfon y wybodaeth hon ymlaen atoch, byddem yn ddiolchgar iawn pe gallech ddarparu cyfeiriad e-bost, fel nad ydych yn colli cyfleoedd i wneud cais am gyllid neu fynychu cwrs hyfforddi priodol, er enghraifft.

Nodwch:  Os ydych wedi derbyn yr e-bost hwn gennym ni, nid oes angen i chi ddarparu eich cyfeiriad e-bost.