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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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.
Pregnancy makes many women feel negative about their bodies : Pregnancy makes many women feel negative about their bodies
14 May 2019
Pregnancy leaves many women feeling more negative about their body image, compared to before they were pregnant, according to a new online survey about body image from the Mental Health Foundation. The survey has been published today to mark the start of Mental Health Awareness Week.
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.
Millions have felt powerless, angry or worried because of Brexit : Millions have felt powerless, angry or worried because of Brexit
21 Mar 2019
Millions of people in the UK have felt powerless, angry or worried over the last year because of Brexit, according to calculations from our new poll.
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.
Our response to new children's mental health data : Our response to new children's mental health data
22 Nov 2018
Mark Rowland, Chief Executive of the Mental Health Foundation commented on the 2017 Mental Health of Children and Young People in England survey.
74% of UK overwhelmed or unable to cope at some point : 74% of UK overwhelmed or unable to cope at some point
14 May 2018
A UK-wide stress survey has found that almost three quarters of adults (74%) have at some point over the past year felt so stressed they felt overwhelmed or unable to cope.
Mental Health Foundation unveils mental health in schools project : Mental Health Foundation unveils mental health in schools project
17 Oct 2017 / Prevention resources and tools
The Mental Health Foundation today unveiled its new mental health in schools project. The Peer Education Project sees students become the teachers, with year 12 pupils teaching year 7 pupils about mental health.
2 in 3 adults face mental health problems : 2 in 3 adults face mental health problems
8 May 2017
Most Britons say they have experienced a mental health problem at some point in their lives with younger generations particularly impacted.