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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Prevent exposure to relentless bad news harming our mental health : Prevent exposure to relentless bad news harming our mental health
9 Oct 2025 / Challenging mental health inequalities
On World Mental Health Day, Friday 10 October, the Mental Health Foundation warns that repeated exposure to distressing news, especially coverage of crises and conflicts, can take its toll on 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.
Disjointed and ultimately counterproductive – response to welfare system announcement : Disjointed and ultimately counterproductive – response to welfare system announcement
18 Mar 2025 / Challenging mental health inequalities
We share our views about the newly announced changes to the benefits system, including to universal credit and personal independence payment (PIP)
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.
10 million let down by mental health prevention plans : 10 million let down by mental health prevention plans
5 Sep 2024 / Challenging mental health inequalities
A new report published by the Mental Health Foundation has highlighted that an estimated 10 million people across England – almost 1 in 5 of the country’s population - are living in areas where local plans for improving the public’s mental health are insufficient.
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.
Jingle Jam helps give young people tools to protect their mental health : Jingle Jam helps give young people tools to protect their mental health
1 Dec 2021 / Challenging mental health inequalities
Gamers and streamers will have a chance to help the mental health of the nation by taking part in the 10th Jingle Jam which is taking place from 1 to 14 December 2021. Gamers and streamers from across the world will be raising money for 14 charitable projects including the Mental Health Foundation, one of the UK’s leading mental health charities.