Arts festival celebrates 20th year with Reflections theme : Arts festival celebrates 20th year with Reflections theme
25 Feb 2026 / Challenging mental health inequalities
This year the Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival celebrates its 20th year.
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Next Scottish Government could save up to £44 billion by investing in Scotland’s mental health : Next Scottish Government could save up to £44 billion by investing in Scotland’s mental health
15 Oct 2025 /
Ahead of the 2026 Scottish Parliament elections, we call on whichever party forms the next Scottish Government to make decisive efforts to end the country’s mental health emergency.
Young people teach us how to StressLESS : Young people teach us how to StressLESS
27 Mar 2025 / Families, children and young people
A new online tool, StressLESS, co-created by Mental Health Foundation and young people, will be launched today (Thursday 27 March). The resource is designed to support practitioners working with young people to ensure they have the tools to manage stress and support their wellbeing.
Our Power: Exhibition at the Gallery of Modern Art Glasgow : Our Power: Exhibition at the Gallery of Modern Art Glasgow
12 Dec 2024 / Challenging mental health inequalities
Our Power is a Mental Health Foundation project exploring the mental health impact of racism, particularly racial microaggressions, through creative peer support workshops.
New data shows cost-of-living is still harming Scots’ mental health : New data shows cost-of-living is still harming Scots’ mental health
11 Dec 2023 /
The Mental Health Foundation in Scotland is issuing a stark warning about the mental health impacts of the ongoing cost-of-living crisis, with almost one third of Scottish adults (32%) reporting feeling anxious about their financial situation in the last month.
Fringe Award to be sponsored by Cornwell Charitable Trust : Fringe Award to be sponsored by Cornwell Charitable Trust
6 Jul 2023 / Challenging mental health inequalities
The 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.
Our response to the Scottish Government's National Outcomes Consultation : Our response to the Scottish Government's National Outcomes Consultation
30 Jun 2023 /
The 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.
Research reveals anxiety is gripping Scotland as people suffer in silence and struggle to cope : Research reveals anxiety is gripping Scotland as people suffer in silence and struggle to cope
15 May 2023 /
We 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.
Public mental health is true measure of political success : Public mental health is true measure of political success
27 Feb 2023 /
As the SNP leadership contest gets underway, we urge all candidates hoping to become First Minister of Scotland to make public mental health a priority during the current cost-of-living crisis and throughout the current parliament.
Students in Scotland report significant symptoms of depression : Students in Scotland report significant symptoms of depression
1 Dec 2022 /
The largest study on the mental health and well-being of college students in Scotland has revealed more than one-third (37%) experienced food insecurity in the previous 12 months, according to the report published by the Mental Health Foundation today.