University and mental health : University and mental health
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Organisations urge Prime Minister not to cut Universal Credit : Organisations urge Prime Minister not to cut Universal Credit
2 Sep 2021 /
The largest coalition of organisations to date on this issue has signed a joint open letter to the Prime Minster calling on him not to go ahead with the planned £20-a-week cut to Universal Credit and Working Tax Credit, due to come into effect on 6 October 2021.
Strategy provides strong basis for preventing mental health problems in Northern Ireland : Strategy provides strong basis for preventing mental health problems in Northern Ireland
29 Jun 2021 /
The Mental Health Foundation welcomes publication of the Mental Health Strategy 2021-2031 for Northern Ireland.
Responding to Dr Luke Evans' Digitally Altered Body Images Bill : Responding to Dr Luke Evans' Digitally Altered Body Images Bill
6 Oct 2020 /
Responding to the Bill that Dr Luke Evans, MP presented today in Parliament, Dr Antonis Kousoulis, Director for England and Wales at the Mental Health Foundation.
Experts warn Big Tech about image-editing apps aimed at children : Experts warn Big Tech about image-editing apps aimed at children
6 Oct 2020 / Families, children and young people
The Mental Health Foundation, University of Birmingham and the Cochrane Common Mental Disorders Group – alongside a group of another 12 organisation representatives and experts by experience – are calling for the introduction of guidelines to protect children from image-editing technology.
Blackbaud cyber-attack : Blackbaud cyber-attack
3 Aug 2020 /
On 16 July, the Mental Health Foundation was informed of a criminal ransomware cyber-attack on the servers of Blackbaud. Blackbaud is the company that hosts the Foundation’s supporter database known as Raiser’s Edge. A number of other charities and universities were targeted simultaneously
We urge Scottish Government to prioritise health and wellbeing of pupils : We urge Scottish Government to prioritise health and wellbeing of pupils
22 Jun 2020 /
The Mental Health Foundation Scotland is urging the Scottish Government to prioritise the health and wellbeing of pupils when they return to school in August.
Statement into Scottish Government announcement of funding : Statement into Scottish Government announcement of funding
27 Mar 2020 /
Statement into Scottish Government announcement of additional funding into NHS mental health services in Scotland.
Response to latest CAMHS figures for Scotland : Response to latest CAMHS figures for Scotland
3 Mar 2020 / Families, children and young people
Today’s figures highlight that once again the current system is failing to meet the needs of too many children and young people.
Scotland and Finland join forces on mental health : Scotland and Finland join forces on mental health
15 Jan 2020 /
A delegation of Finnish Parliamentarians and charities are headed to Scotland this week in a fact-finding and knowledge-exchange mission on mental health.