The Mental Health Foundation is issuing a stark warning about the mental health impacts of the cost-of-living crisis, as more than a third of adults in Northern Ireland felt anxious about their personal finances in the past month.
In the week of the 2023 Autumn Statement and in light of new cost-of-living data, we're calling for the Government to ensure all its decisions benefit people’s mental health.
Read : Cost-of-living is still causing widespread mental distress, new data showsThe Mental Health Foundation Fringe Award (aka the Mental Health Fringe Award) is to be supported by the Cornwell Charitable Trust until 2025, in memory of the arts journalist Tim Cornwell who died last year.
Read : Mental Health Foundation Fringe Award to be sponsored by the Cornwell Charitable TrustThe Mental Health Foundation responded to the Scottish Government’s Call for Evidence, part of a review of the National Outcomes, to highlight how these Outcomes can better support national mental health and wellbeing.
Read : Mental Health Foundations' response to the Scottish Government's National Outcomes ConsultationData we released in Northern Ireland reveals that anxiety is taking a toll on people who are living with long-term health conditions, as 90% are experiencing anxiety that interferes with their daily lives.
Read : People living with long-term health conditions in Northern Ireland are more likely to experience anxiety that interferes with their daily livesWe published research today showing that almost six in ten adults in Northern Ireland (58%) experienced anxiety that interfered with their daily lives in the previous two weeks.
Read : Our new research reveals anxiety is gripping Northern Ireland as many people suffer in silence and struggle to copeWe published research today showing that almost six in ten adults in Scotland (58%) experienced anxiety that interfered with their daily lives in the previous two weeks.
Read : Our new research reveals anxiety is gripping Scotland as many people suffer in silence and struggle to copeOur report, ‘Mental health and the cost-of-living crisis report: another pandemic in the making?’, outlines our recommendations for the government. We are concerned about mental health risk ‘red flags’ as our poll reveals many people are not able to do the things needed for good mental health:
Read : Poorer sleep for one in three adults in Northern Ireland as financial strain takes its toll on mental healthData we released today (17 January 2023) in Scotland reveals mental health risk ‘red flags’ with people less able to do the things that support good mental health and well-being due to their financial situation. We are calling for government action to avoid widespread mental health problems in the fallout from the cost-of-living crisis.
Read : Adults in Scotland report poorer sleep, seeing friends less often and exercising less as financial strain takes its toll - new survey results