Our response to the Autumn 2024 Budget : Our response to the Autumn 2024 Budget
30 Oct 2024 /
Our reaction to the first budget since the General Election from the new Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves.
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Top-up Universal Credit payments for parents could prevent poor mental health : Top-up Universal Credit payments for parents could prevent poor mental health
23 Oct 2024 /
New research from the Mental Health Foundation and SIPHER Consortium shows up to 100,000 mental health appointments could be freed up through Universal Credit top-ups for households caring for children.
Cost-of-living causing widespread mental distress : Cost-of-living causing widespread mental distress
21 Nov 2023 /
In the week of the 2023 Autumn Statement and in light of new cost-of-living data, we're calling for the Government to ensure all its decisions benefit people’s mental health.
Open letter to Prime Minister about cost-of-living crisis : Open letter to Prime Minister about cost-of-living crisis
25 Nov 2022 /
High levels of inflation affect everyone as the price of necessities including food and energy increase. However, the impact is not felt equally. We know those already experiencing inequality, poverty and hardship are being hardest hit. And poverty is the single biggest driver of poor mental health in children.
Call for students to share views on mental health support at college : Call for students to share views on mental health support at college
23 Feb 2022 /
The Mental Health Foundation Scotland is calling on college students living in Scotland to share their experiences to help improve mental health and wellbeing support at colleges across the country.
Uni and mental health - managing finances and workload : Uni and mental health - managing finances and workload
22 Sep 2021 / Families, children and young people
'Adulting' when you get to Uni can leave you feeling overwhelmed and stressed. We're students from the University of Sussex who have felt this way. We want to share our tips and tricks on ways to manage your finances and workload to help reduce this stress.
University and mental health : University and mental health
22 Sep 2021 / Families, children and young people
We gathered advice from students on ways to build confidence.
Organisations urge Prime Minister not to cut Universal Credit : Organisations urge Prime Minister not to cut Universal Credit
2 Sep 2021 /
The largest coalition of organisations to date on this issue has signed a joint open letter to the Prime Minster calling on him not to go ahead with the planned £20-a-week cut to Universal Credit and Working Tax Credit, due to come into effect on 6 October 2021.
Teenagers' mental health under severe pressure as pandemic continues : Teenagers' mental health under severe pressure as pandemic continues
31 Jan 2021 /
Read about our latest research on teenagers' mental health during the pandemic.
Experts warn Big Tech about image-editing apps aimed at children : Experts warn Big Tech about image-editing apps aimed at children
6 Oct 2020 / Families, children and young people
The Mental Health Foundation, University of Birmingham and the Cochrane Common Mental Disorders Group – alongside a group of another 12 organisation representatives and experts by experience – are calling for the introduction of guidelines to protect children from image-editing technology.