Facing the flames: courage and creativity : Facing the flames: courage and creativity
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Artist, educator and storyteller, Sarmed Mirza, took part in our recent firewalk to raise funds for our work at the Mental Health Foundation.
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Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival 2025 : Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival 2025
Led by the Mental Health Foundation, the Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival is one of the world's leading arts events dedicated to mental health.
New Year’s resolutions: getting a mentally healthy start to 2025 : New Year’s resolutions: getting a mentally healthy start to 2025
/ Prevention resources and tools
Some of us find setting New Year's resolutions helpful for our mental health, and others don’t. Get ideas for setting mentally healthy goals for the new year.
Financial distress and anxiety during the holidays : Financial distress and anxiety during the holidays
/ Prevention resources and tools
Balancing our finances with the holidays can be stressful or cause anxiety. Read our advice for managing this.
Coping with loneliness during the festive season : Coping with loneliness during the festive season
/ Prevention resources and tools
Whether you’re celebrating Christmas, Hanukkah, New Year, another holiday, or none, read our advice and tips for the festive holidays.
Top tips for looking after your mental health at Christmas : Top tips for looking after your mental health at Christmas
/ Prevention resources and tools
Read our top tips on looking after your mental health during the festive season.
Using art to express emotions with students in Wales : Using art to express emotions with students in Wales
/ Prevention resources and tools
Last summer, we collaborated with Merthyr Tydfil College and artist Bill Taylor-Beales to help students and staff express emotions creatively, in a safe and supportive environment through the Art + Soul project.
Our CEO explores signs of hope : Our CEO explores signs of hope
/ Challenging mental health inequalities
As we step into a New Year, our CEO Mark Rowland explores some signs of hope and why they are worth holding onto
How was Christmas and New Year for you? : How was Christmas and New Year for you?
/ Challenging mental health inequalities
I’m writing this in mid-January 2022. I’ve always been uncomfortable with the new year; the 'new you' push in January.
Set a theme for yourself this new year : Set a theme for yourself this new year
/ Prevention resources and tools
New Year's resolutions can be fuelled by unhelpful self-criticism. ‘A festival of finding ways in which we are not enough’. So, instead we propose that you try setting a theme.