UK's 20-year social media experiment must end : UK's 20-year social media experiment must end
27 May 2026 / Online lives and digital well-being
We've published our response to the UK government's Growing Up in the Online World consultation
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Community sharing app delivers mental health and wellbeing benefits, survey finds : Community sharing app delivers mental health and wellbeing benefits, survey finds
12 May 2026 / Online lives and digital well-being
Users of sharing app Olio, which helps people save money, cut waste, and connect with their community, are discovering unexpected benefits including improved mood, a renewed sense of purpose, and stronger community connections.
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.
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.
New research reveals anxiety is gripping Wales : New research reveals anxiety is gripping Wales
15 May 2023
We are calling on the Welsh and UK governments to take action to reduce levels of anxiety as we published research today showing that six in ten adults in Wales (60%) experienced anxiety that interfered with their daily lives in the previous two weeks.
Hundreds of thousands of adults in Northern Ireland affected by loneliness : Hundreds of thousands of adults in Northern Ireland affected by loneliness
9 May 2022
Mental Health Foundation is calling on the new Assembly to take loneliness seriously and create new £2 million Communities Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund
Loneliness is the theme for Mental Health Awareness Week 2022 : Loneliness is the theme for Mental Health Awareness Week 2022
1 Dec 2021
The Mental Health Foundation has announced Mental Health Awareness Week will run from Monday 9 May to Sunday 15 May 2022. The week will explore the experience of loneliness, its effect on our mental health and how we can all play a part in reducing loneliness in our communities.
Sleep and our struggles with it : Sleep and our struggles with it
9 Dec 2019
The theme for Mental Health Awareness Week 2020 will be Sleep, the Mental Health Foundation announced today.
1 in 3 Scottish men experienced suicidal thoughts as a result of feeling stressed : 1 in 3 Scottish men experienced suicidal thoughts as a result of feeling stressed
7 Nov 2018
MHF Scotland is encouraging men to come together this Men’s Health Awareness Month and open up about stress and mental health with the people around them to prevent problems escalating.