Trauma

What trauma means, how trauma might affect you, the long-term effects of trauma and getting support.

Physical health and mental health

How your mental health affects your physical health, and what you can do to help yourself.

Body image and long-term health conditions

My experience of long COVID

Shereen, 38, from Glasgow, was first hit by a severe bout of coronavirus in March 2020 which required hospital attention.

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

12 May 2025 /

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.