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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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.
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.
Students in Scotland report significant symptoms of depression : Students in Scotland report significant symptoms of depression
1 Dec 2022 /
The largest study on the mental health and well-being of college students in Scotland has revealed more than one-third (37%) experienced food insecurity in the previous 12 months, according to the report published by the Mental Health Foundation today.
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.
Mental health problems cost Scottish economy at least GBP 8.8 billion a year : Mental health problems cost Scottish economy at least GBP 8.8 billion a year
2 Mar 2022 /
Mental Health Foundation calls for Scottish Government commitment to cost-effective prevention of poor mental health
Call for students to share views on mental health support at college : Call for students to share views on mental health support at college
23 Feb 2022 /
The Mental Health Foundation Scotland is calling on college students living in Scotland to share their experiences to help improve mental health and wellbeing support at colleges across the country.
Third of Scottish adults in full-time work worried about losing their jobs : Third of Scottish adults in full-time work worried about losing their jobs
6 May 2020 /
A third of Scottish adults in full-time work are worried about losing their jobs – as unemployed people show signs of serious mental health problems, the Mental Health Foundation Scotland Coronavirus Study finds.
Response to new Scottish suicide figures released today : Response to new Scottish suicide figures released today
26 Jun 2019 /
Our response to the new suicide figures for Scotland released today.