Arts festival celebrates 20th year with Reflections theme : Arts festival celebrates 20th year with Reflections theme
25 Feb 2026 / Challenging mental health inequalities
This year the Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival celebrates its 20th year.
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Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival 2023 : Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival 2023
3 Oct 2022 / Challenging mental health inequalities
Submissions are now open for our international film competition for 2023, which takes place as part of the Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival (SMHAF).
Manic Street Creature wins 2022 Mental Health Fringe Award : Manic Street Creature wins 2022 Mental Health Fringe Award
26 Aug 2022 / Challenging mental health inequalities
Manic Street Creature, a powerful new theatre show by Lancashire-born singer-songwriter Maimuna Memon, has won the 2022 Mental Health Fringe Award at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
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.
Programme announced for Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival 2020 : Programme announced for Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival 2020
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.
High numbers in LGBT+ community have experienced body-image anxiety : High numbers in LGBT+ community have experienced body-image anxiety
14 May 2019 / Challenging mental health inequalities
Worryingly high numbers of people among the LGBT+ community have experienced body-image anxiety, a new online survey from the Mental Health Foundation has revealed. Of all the groups surveyed in the UK, the lesbian, gay and bisexual community appears to be the one most likely to be affected in this way.