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.
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Choose to Challenge on International Women's Day 2021 : Choose to Challenge on International Women's Day 2021
/ Challenging mental health inequalities
International Women’s Day is an important moment in the year. It's where collectively, we celebrate the achievements of women, shine a light on issues that affect them and call for gender parity.
Reclaiming our heritage : Reclaiming our heritage
In 2007, the Mental Health Foundation held the first ever Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival (SMHAF). Since then, it has grown to be the largest and oldest mental health festival in the world and as such it has become a significant part of the Scottish cultural landscape.
Becoming a parent is hard work : Becoming a parent is hard work
/ Families, children and young people
Many young mothers face additional challenges, on top of those that all parents may experience. For many young parents, coping with adversity was a part of life long before they became a parent.
Children and young people’s mental health Green Paper : Children and young people’s mental health Green Paper
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There is much to welcome in the Children and Young People’s Green Paper. It's direct commitment to help prevent mental health problems emerging represents a shift in focus looking upstream to tackle the determinants of these problems at their root.
Nicola Sturgeon talks to us about the Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival : Nicola Sturgeon talks to us about the Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival
Mental Health Foundation volunteer Shirley Hellyar spoke to First Minister Nicola Sturgeon about mental health discrimination and what can be done to reduce stigma around mental ill-health.
Motherhood, friendship and mental health : Motherhood, friendship and mental health
/ Families, children and young people
To mark International Friendship Day, a ‘Tea & Talk’ in Glasgow with four new mums, chatting about the importance of friendship for their mental health.
Celebrating the teams who support mothers : Celebrating the teams who support mothers
/ Families, children and young people
This Mother’s Day, I’m feeling particularly grateful to the NHS services who enabled me to carry on mothering my children through our darkest hour.