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.
Pixie Lott goes green for mental health : Pixie Lott goes green for mental health
13 May 2025 /
Singer-songwriter Pixie Lott calls on people across the UK to participate in Wear It Green Day and support Mental Health Foundation this Mental Health Awareness Week
Disturbing online content one of biggest looming threats to young people’s mental health : Disturbing online content one of biggest looming threats to young people’s mental health
12 May 2025 /
As we mark Mental Health Awareness Week, we share new research which highlights the dangers and opportunities of online communities, and the support in schools that young people need to navigate them.
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.
Research reveals anxiety is gripping Scotland as people suffer in silence and struggle to cope : Research reveals anxiety is gripping Scotland as people suffer in silence and struggle to cope
15 May 2023 /
We published research today showing that almost six in ten adults in Scotland (58%) experienced anxiety that interfered with their daily lives in the previous two weeks.