We are passionate about the transformative power of mental health research to create change in people’s lives, their communities and workplaces regarding services and policy. We aim to contribute to the mental health evidence base by:
- undertaking original research
- synthesising existing knowledge
- translating this research to further understanding of what works, transferring interventions to other populations and places at a scale that maximises benefit and impact, and including mental health in all policies
The Foundation Reports
The Foundation Reports is a series of in-depth reports exploring population mental health across the four nations of the UK, the things that are contributing to inequalities, and what can be done to prevent people experiencing mental ill-health.
Research highlights
The economic case for investing in prevention
This ground-breaking report estimates of the annual costs of mental health problems in the UK for the first time, and Iooks at a range of interventions for the prevention of mental health problems.
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Prevention and mental health
This in-depth report aims to understand the evidence about prevention and mental health so that we can address the greatest health challenge of our times
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Poverty stigma and mental health
In this report, we examine how experiences of poverty stigma are related to mental health outcomes in the UK.
Mental health in the pandemic study
A ground-breaking, long-term, UK-wide research study of how the pandemic affected people’s mental health.
Impact of seeking sanctuary on mental health
This report aims to contribute to a better understanding of the mental health and wellbeing of people seeking sanctuary.
Mental health A-Z
Explore our A to Z topics on mental health, where you can find more information on specific mental health problems and some of the things that can have an impact –good and bad – on our mental health.
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Our Personal Experience Network (OPEN)
OPEN is a diverse online community of people we ask to inform us what we do, through anything from quick feedback on a social media post to fully participating in a research project.
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