We can all help to prevent suicide : We can all help to prevent suicide
10 Oct 2019 / Prevention resources and tools
We can all help to prevent suicide - charity says on World Mental Health Day
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Response to Commission for Equality in Mental Health call for evidence : Response to Commission for Equality in Mental Health call for evidence
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.
We urge Prime Minister to back important new initiative towards better mental health : We urge Prime Minister to back important new initiative towards better 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.
Parliamentary debate on body image : Parliamentary debate on body image
22 Jul 2019 / Influencing policies
Questions about body image and how images in advertising, social and traditional media may affect millions of people are being addressed today and tomorrow in Parliament.
Pregnancy makes many women feel negative about their bodies : Pregnancy makes many women feel negative about their bodies
14 May 2019 /
Pregnancy leaves many women feeling more negative about their body image, compared to before they were pregnant, according to a new online survey about body image from the Mental Health Foundation. The survey has been published today to mark the start of Mental Health Awareness Week.
High numbers in LGBT+ community have experienced body-image anxiety : High numbers in LGBT+ community have experienced body-image anxiety
14 May 2019 / Challenging mental health inequalities
Worryingly high numbers of people among the LGBT+ community have experienced body-image anxiety, a new online survey from the Mental Health Foundation has revealed. Of all the groups surveyed in the UK, the lesbian, gay and bisexual community appears to be the one most likely to be affected in this way.
Resource to help public services become trauma-informed to support women's mental health : Resource to help public services become trauma-informed to support women's mental health
25 Apr 2019 / Prevention resources and tools
Public services can help women more effectively by understanding the impact of trauma on their lives and by creating an environment that enables healing from trauma, according to a new resource published today by Centre for Mental Health and the Mental Health Foundation.
Millions have felt powerless, angry or worried because of Brexit : Millions have felt powerless, angry or worried because of Brexit
21 Mar 2019 /
Millions of people in the UK have felt powerless, angry or worried over the last year because of Brexit, according to calculations from our new poll.
Response to Impact of Social Media and Screen-use on Young People’s Health report : Response to Impact of Social Media and Screen-use on Young People’s Health report
31 Jan 2019 / Prevention resources and tools
Our response to the Science and Technology Committee’s Impact of Social Media and Screen-use on Young People’s Health report.
Our response to the new NHS long-term plan : Our response to the new NHS long-term plan
7 Jan 2019 / Challenging mental health inequalities
We welcome the new commitments on prevention and mental health in the NHS long-term plan. In particular it is positive to see a much greater focus on children, students, perinatal mental health and community care.