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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Farmers’ health and wellbeing needs to be at the centre of Brexit response : Farmers’ health and wellbeing needs to be at the centre of Brexit response
26 Sep 2019
More needs to be done to protect against the potential detrimental impact of Brexit on the health and wellbeing of farming communities in Wales, and to challenge the stigma associated with seeking help, according to a new report.
Project in London targets Irishmen facing higher risk of suicide : Project in London targets Irishmen facing higher risk of suicide
2 Aug 2019 / Prevention resources and tools
A new project is being launched today in Camden, North London, to help Irish middle-aged men who are living with mental health problems and have a higher risk of suicide. The aim is to help them feel more in control of their own lives, and able to support each other.
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
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
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
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.
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.
Almost two million Scots have felt powerless, worried and angry due to Brexit : Almost two million Scots have felt powerless, worried and angry due to Brexit
21 Mar 2019
Almost two million people in Scotland have felt powerless, angry or worried over the last year because of Brexit, according to calculations from the Mental Health Foundation Scotland.
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.
Response to Scottish Government’s strategy on tackling loneliness and isolation : Response to Scottish Government’s strategy on tackling loneliness and isolation
18 Dec 2018
The Mental Health Foundation Scotland has welcomed the publication of “A Connected Scotland”, the Scottish Government’s strategy to tackle loneliness and isolation, but has warned that urgent action must be taken to address mental health problems like depression and anxiety in both young people and older adults as a consequence of feeling lonely.