27 Feb 2023 / Influencing policies
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.
2 Mar 2022 / Research
Mental Health Foundation and London School of Economics and Political Science joint report examines the scale of costs.
26 Jun 2020 / Influencing policies
Covid-19 has changed the world as we know it. The devastating loss of life, months of social isolation and widespread financial instability has brought despair to individuals, families and communities. The initial pandemic has created a new crisis for our nation’s mental health. If we do not take urgent cross-government action our nation’s mental health will pay a heavy price for years to come.
26 Jun 2020 / Influencing policies
The devastating impact of the COVID-19 pandemic demands an urgent renewal plan for the nation’s mental health to avoid crisis, according to an unprecedented coalition of over 50 charities which has written to the Prime Minister to call for a cross-government approach to put the nation’s mental health at the heart of its COVID-19 recovery plan.
3 Mar 2020 / Families, children and young people
Our response to the latest CAMHS figures issued today.
13 Feb 2020 / Prevention resources and tools
The Mental Health Foundation, the charity that focuses on the prevention of mental health problems, issued guidance today for staying mentally healthy during the Coronavirus outbreak.
17 Oct 2019 / Influencing policies
The Mental Health Foundation has responded to a call for evidence issued by the Department of Health and Social Care on the Government’s new strategy to prevent health problems, Advancing our health: Prevention in the 2020s.
26 Sep 2019 / Influencing policies
More needs to be done to protect against the potential detrimental impact of Brexit on the health and wellbeing of farming communities in Wales, and to challenge the stigma associated with seeking help, according to a new report.
1 Aug 2019 / Influencing policies
The Mental Health Foundation has responded to a call for evidence issued by the Commission for Equality in Mental Health, hosted by the Centre for Mental Health.
23 Jul 2019 / Influencing policies
The Mental Health Foundation today welcomes an important new Government initiative for the nation’s health and urged the next Prime Minister to maintain the momentum towards preventing mental health problems.
