15 Oct 2025
Ahead of the 2026 Scottish Parliament elections, we call on whichever party forms the next Scottish Government to make decisive efforts to end the country’s mental health emergency.
30 Jun 2023
The Mental Health Foundation responded to the Scottish Government’s Call for Evidence, part of a review of the National Outcomes, to highlight how these Outcomes can better support national mental health and wellbeing.
27 Feb 2023
As the SNP leadership contest gets underway, we urge all candidates hoping to become First Minister of Scotland to make public mental health a priority during the current cost-of-living crisis and throughout the current parliament.
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.
27 Mar 2020
Statement into Scottish Government announcement of additional funding into NHS mental health services in Scotland.
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.
15 Jan 2020
We are delighted to announce a special programme of online activity for the Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival (SMHAF), including live-streamed events, film screenings and five new artist commissions.
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.
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.
9 Aug 2018
The Mental Health Foundation's campaign for a new national body to help tackle suicide in Scotland has received the backing of the Scottish Government.
