Child Poverty Strategy tackles key driver of poor mental health : Child Poverty Strategy tackles key driver of poor mental health
5 Dec 2025 / Influencing policies
We share our view on the government's flagship Child Poverty Strategy.
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Cuts to benefits undermine positive steps to prevent poor mental health in Spending Review : Cuts to benefits undermine positive steps to prevent poor mental health in Spending Review
11 Jun 2025 / Influencing policies
We share our views on the 2025 Spending Review announcements, including investment in prevention of poor mental health, measures in schools, ending the use of asylum hotels, and anti-poverty measures
Mental Health Foundation responds to NHS England & health system cuts : Mental Health Foundation responds to NHS England & health system cuts
13 Mar 2025 / Influencing policies
We respond to the restructuring of and cuts to NHS England, the Department for Health and Social Care, and Integrated Care Systems.
Mental Health Foundations' response to the Mental Health Strategy for Wales Consultation : Mental Health Foundations' response to the Mental Health Strategy for Wales Consultation
25 Jun 2024 / Influencing policies
Our submission details what we welcome so far in the Welsh Government's draft strategy and what needs to improve in order for it to fulfil its ambition.
Our response to the Scottish Government's National Outcomes Consultation : Our response to the Scottish Government's National Outcomes Consultation
30 Jun 2023 / Influencing policies
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.
Public mental health is true measure of political success : Public mental health is true measure of political success
27 Feb 2023 / Influencing policies
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.
MHF joins call for 'Acts of Allyship' with all LGBT+ people : MHF joins call for 'Acts of Allyship' with all LGBT+ people
26 Jun 2020 / Challenging mental health inequalities
For LGBT+ Pride 2020, the Mental Health Foundation joins the call for ‘Acts of Allyship’ with all LGBT+ people.
Marmot review : Marmot review
25 Feb 2020 / Challenging mental health inequalities
The Government should urgently respond to today’s Marmot Review 2020 and develop a national action plan to reduce mental health inequalities, says the Mental Health Foundation.
Our response to Prevention Green Paper consultation : Our response to Prevention Green Paper consultation
17 Oct 2019 / Influencing policies
The Mental Health Foundation has responded to a call for evidence issued by the Department of Health and Social Care on the Government’s new strategy to prevent health problems, Advancing our health: Prevention in the 2020s.
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 / Influencing policies
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.