Our response to the Autumn 2024 Budget : Our response to the Autumn 2024 Budget
30 Oct 2024 / Influencing policies
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 for almost 100,000 people in England and Wales : Top-up Universal Credit payments for parents could prevent poor mental health for almost 100,000 people in England and Wales
23 Oct 2024 / Research
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.
Rowing back on Online Safety Act risks further lives : Rowing back on Online Safety Act risks further lives
15 Oct 2024 / Influencing policies
We, alongside other charities, organisations and affected families, have written to the Prime Minister about Ofcom's recommendation that the government do not fully regulate smaller websites, including 'suicide forums.'
10 million let down by mental health prevention plans : 10 million let down by mental health prevention plans
5 Sep 2024 / Challenging mental health inequalities
A new report published by the Mental Health Foundation has highlighted that an estimated 10 million people across England – almost 1 in 5 of the country’s population - are living in areas where local plans for improving the public’s mental health are insufficient.
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.
New data shows the cost-of-living is still harming Scots’ mental health with a third going into debt to pay essentials : New data shows the cost-of-living is still harming Scots’ mental health with a third going into debt to pay essentials
11 Dec 2023 / Survey
The Mental Health Foundation in Scotland is issuing a stark warning about the mental health impacts of the ongoing cost-of-living crisis, with almost one third of Scottish adults (32%) reporting feeling anxious about their financial situation in the last month.
Cost-of-living is still causing widespread mental distress in Northern Ireland : Cost-of-living is still causing widespread mental distress in Northern Ireland
29 Nov 2023 / Survey
The Mental Health Foundation is issuing a stark warning about the mental health impacts of the cost-of-living crisis, as more than a third of adults in Northern Ireland felt anxious about their personal finances in the past month.
Cost-of-living causing widespread mental distress : Cost-of-living causing widespread mental distress
21 Nov 2023 / Survey
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.
Mental Health Foundation Fringe Award to be sponsored by the Cornwell Charitable Trust : Mental Health Foundation Fringe Award to be sponsored by the Cornwell Charitable Trust
6 Jul 2023 / Challenging mental health inequalities
The Mental Health Foundation Fringe Award (aka the Mental Health Fringe Award) is to be supported by the Cornwell Charitable Trust until 2025, in memory of the arts journalist Tim Cornwell who died last year.
Mental Health Foundations' response to the Scottish Government's National Outcomes Consultation : Mental Health Foundations' 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.