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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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.
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.
Hundreds of thousands of men affected by body image issues : Hundreds of thousands of men affected by body image issues
12 Nov 2019 / Prevention resources and tools
Hundreds of thousands of men across Scotland have struggled with body image issues, according to survey findings published by the Mental Health Foundation Scotland as part of men’s health awareness month Movember.
Dads and Football Project launches in Cardiff : Dads and Football Project launches in Cardiff
6 Nov 2019 / Families, children and young people
The Mental Health Foundation has teamed up with Cardiff City FC Community Foundation and Cardiff University for a new project looking at the experiences of men as they become fathers.
Project in London targets Irishmen facing higher risk of suicide : Project in London targets Irishmen facing higher risk of suicide
2 Aug 2019 / Prevention resources and tools
A new project is being launched today in Camden, North London, to help Irish middle-aged men who are living with mental health problems and have a higher risk of suicide. The aim is to help them feel more in control of their own lives, and able to support each other.
1 in 3 Scottish men experienced suicidal thoughts as a result of feeling stressed : 1 in 3 Scottish men experienced suicidal thoughts as a result of feeling stressed
7 Nov 2018 /
MHF Scotland is encouraging men to come together this Men’s Health Awareness Month and open up about stress and mental health with the people around them to prevent problems escalating.