Prevention and mental health

What prevention means, preventative measures to help yourself, and changes society can make to prevent mental health problems.

People with long-term conditions more anxious about unlocking

UK adults who have physical and mental health conditions are significantly more anxious about the easing of lockdown restrictions, according to new findings from an ongoing study of the pandemic by the Mental Health Foundation and its university partners.

WeCAN

WeCAN was funded by the Health and Social Care Alliance to enable Mental Health Foundation Scotland to work with young people that have long-term physical health conditions such as arthritis, diabetes, asthma, and spina bifida.

Peer support communities for long term health conditions

12th May 2025 / Mental Health Awareness Week

Peer support groups can provide people living with a long-term health condition with a community that plays a vital role in improving mental health.

Covid Response Programme

The Covid Response Programme will deliver targeted support for those people who already experience inequality and have been far more adversely affected the COVID-19 pandemic - lone parents, refugees, people from Black and minority ethnic communities, and people living with long-term health conditions.

Living Well: Emotional Support Matters

In partnership with Health and Social Care ALLIANCE Scotland, we invested in a tailored programme to protect the mental health of people with long-term health conditions.

The Wee Group

The Wee Group Peer Support Project helps people with long-term health conditions by providing peer support to improve their mental health and well-being.

Mental Health for Better Days

Through the Mental Health for Better Days project, together with the Healthy Living Centre Alliance (HLCA), we’ve co-designed a mental health wellbeing module within their award-winning Better Days Chronic Pain Management programme.

The Long Covid Project

The Long Covid Project is for people with long-term health conditions who have attended a condition self-management course with the NHS in North Wales. Initially it covered people with Long Covid alone, but due to its success it is now running groups for people with chronic pain and other long-term health conditions.

Cefnogaeth Cymheiriaid Covid Hir

Gall Covid Hir fod yn gyflwr sy’n ynysu’n anhygoel. Gall gyfyngu ar eich egni, cymylu eich ymennydd, ac effeithio ar eich symudedd.