10 Oct 2018 / Families, children and young people
Scotland will face a "growing child mental health crisis" unless emotional wellbeing is taken as seriously as reading and writing in in the school curriculum, the Mental Health Foundation Scotland has said.
13 Sep 2018 / Families, children and young people
Our response to Audit Scotland’s report on children and young people’s mental health services.
9 Aug 2018 / Influencing policies
The Mental Health Foundation's campaign for a new national body to help tackle suicide in Scotland has received the backing of the Scottish Government.
8 Aug 2018 / Challenging mental health inequalities
A new mentoring project for refugees, which was recently launched in Scotland, is calling for volunteer mentors to get involved.
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.
27 Jun 2018 / Research
Our response to the new statistics on suicide in Scotland.
13 Jun 2018 / Challenging mental health inequalities
The Mental Health Foundation has today welcomed the Scottish government's announcement of £3 million for suicide prevention – but has warned that the full plan, which is due to be published later this month, must include a number of crucial commitments.
14 May 2018 / Survey
A UK-wide stress survey has found that almost three quarters of adults (74%) have at some point over the past year felt so stressed they felt overwhelmed or unable to cope.
4 May 2018 / Mental Health Awareness Week
Research conducted by the Mental Health Foundation has shown that loneliness is one of the leading public health challenges of our time - it can be as damaging to health as smoking 15 cigarettes per day.
3 Jan 2018 / Research
The Mental Health Foundation has warned that loneliness is creating mental health problems among tens of thousands of young people across Scotland.
