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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Why new Taylor Swift album helps people’s mental health : Why new Taylor Swift album helps people’s mental health
2 Oct 2025 / Prevention resources and tools
With Taylor Swift’s twelfth studio album, The Life of a Showgirl, due to be gracing the headphones of Swifties everywhere from Friday, we're highlighting the benefits big cultural moments can have for our mental health.
Newham youth mental health charity shows clear vision to win photography competition : Newham youth mental health charity shows clear vision to win photography competition
6 May 2025 / Challenging mental health inequalities
Announcing winners of the Mental Health Foundation's Positive Mental Health Image Library, Ashok's Vision International.
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.
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.
Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival 2023 : Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival 2023
3 Oct 2022 / Challenging mental health inequalities
Submissions are now open for our international film competition for 2023, which takes place as part of the Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival (SMHAF).
Manic Street Creature wins 2022 Mental Health Fringe Award : Manic Street Creature wins 2022 Mental Health Fringe Award
26 Aug 2022 / Challenging mental health inequalities
Manic Street Creature, a powerful new theatre show by Lancashire-born singer-songwriter Maimuna Memon, has won the 2022 Mental Health Fringe Award at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
MHF fights isolation and loneliness with art, tablet devices and Zoom : MHF fights isolation and loneliness with art, tablet devices and Zoom
29 Sep 2021 / Mental health in later life
People who were living in extreme isolation and loneliness are connecting with family and friends across the world thanks to a digital inclusion programme launched by the Mental Health Foundation.
Programme announced for Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival 2020 : Programme announced for Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival 2020
15 Jan 2020 /
We are delighted to announce a special programme of online activity for the Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival (SMHAF), including live-streamed events, film screenings and five new artist commissions.
Our concern about the cosmetic surgery advertising in Love Island : Our concern about the cosmetic surgery advertising in Love Island
3 Jul 2018 / Challenging mental health inequalities
We believe that strategically placing cosmetic surgery adverts during programmes that target young adults and paint a false picture of perfection is not only patronising but is adding to young people’s insecurities and contributing to distress among vulnerable people.