The MHF Young Leaders
The MHF Young Leaders are a diverse group of people from the UK with a wealth of personal and lived experiences. Young Leaders inform the Foundation’s work with families, children and young people.
Read : The MHF Young LeadersProtecting Children’s Mental Health Online
On 2 March 2026, the Mental Health Foundation and Liz Twist MP brought together young activists, civil society leaders, clinicians, and policymakers for a vital conversation in Parliament about the pressing issue of how to keep children safe in the online world.
Read : Protecting Children’s Mental Health OnlineChildren and Young People Consultation
In 2019 we commissioned the report 'State of a generation: Preventing mental health problems in children and young people'. The issues outlined in this report, for example poverty, body image, sleep, technology, academic pressure, and issues related to identity, are explored in further detail throughout this response.
Read : Children and Young People ConsultationFeeling Our Way - evaluation
An evaluation of the Feeling Our Way project, to identify whether the programme led to improved outcomes in the young people’s feelings of isolation and social connection, awareness of adaptive coping strategies during the pandemic, and awareness of what mental health support is available.
Read : Feeling Our Way - evaluationOur bold new recommendations for the proposed under-16s social media ban
Following a review of evidence and discussions with young people, experts, and bereaved parents to understand what a responsible, proportionate response should be to the proposed under-16s social media ban, we have set out our bold new recommendations restricting social media companies’ access to children, alongside increasing support for children’s wellbeing.
Read : Our bold new recommendations for the proposed under-16s social media banSmall Talk, Big Change podcast
The Small Talk, Big Change podcast explores critical issues impacting the mental health and wellbeing of children, young people, and families.
Read : Small Talk, Big Change podcastBecoming a Man (BAM)
The Becoming a Man (BAM) programme is a mental well-being intervention adapted from the US that aims to support young men’s personal development by taking into account their lived experience and the often difficult environments they must navigate.
The mental health of young women and girls policy briefing
This paper shares evidence of a rise in reported mental health problems amongst young women and girls, and makes a series of recommendations for government.
Cardiff City FC’s Foundation (CCFCF) programme
The CCFCF programme works with young people to offer opportunities in sport, education and skill based learning - helping young people access positive activities of interest to them, while attempting to influence positive behaviour change.
Read : Cardiff City FC’s Foundation (CCFCF) programmePeer Education Project (PEP) - Wales
The Peer Education Project is a school-based programme that aims to give young people the skills and knowledge they need to safeguard their mental health and that of their peers.
Read : Peer Education Project (PEP) - Wales