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What new statistics show about children's mental health

23 November 2018, Victoria Zamperoni

Victoria Zamperoni digs into new statistics that show mental health problems are increasing in children.

What are the main priorities for youth mental health research?

22 November 2018, Jade Yap

Research Officer Jade Yap discusses what the main priorities are for the future of youth mental health research.

How drinking affects our mental health

22 November 2018, Edward Davie

Communities Lead Ed Davie blogs about how drinking alcohol affects our mental health, speaking from his lived experience and research.

MHF Live: what is it and why are we doing it?

15 November 2018, Hannah Currie

Hannah Currie explains the concept behind our brand new fundraising initiative and how you can get involved.

Stress - it's time to talk

7 November 2018, Lee Knifton

Over 20 years ago my good friend and flatmate died by suicide. We knew he was under pressure to finish his degree. We knew he was drinking too much. In retrospect the signs were all there. But he never felt able to talk about his stress or his suicidal thoughts to his family, girlfriend or...

8 simple ways to practise self-love

23 October 2018, Guest Blogger

Self-care is about looking after yourself and your mental health. The relationship you have with yourself is crucial to your own wellbeing and also to creating healthy and happy relationships with others.

Ending poverty and improving mental health

17 October 2018, Edward Davie

How does poverty impact on mental health? What can be done to address the issue? Our communities lead Ed Davie discusses.

Mental health in schools: parents' perspectives

10 October 2018,

Two parents give their thoughts on why better mental health education is needed in schools.

Mental health in schools: we need to make it count

10 October 2018, Mark Rowland

Our Chief Executive Mark Rowland explains our new campaign about mental health in schools and why we're doing it.

The declining state of student mental health in universities and what can be done

2 October 2018, Jade Yap

As thousands of 18-year olds in the UK have begun or are about to begin their university experience, starting with the infamous ‘freshers’ week’, now is an opportune moment to discuss the mental health crisis in universities.