Our mental health is determined by our environments and life experiences. Our local authorities make choices every day that affect the well-being of tens of thousands of people. Local councillors have the power to influence decisions that will create safe, healthy communities that enable people to thrive.
A consultation around the barriers to delivering Fair Work, opportunities for delivering fair work in the Scotland, and further action the Scottish Government should take to deliver fair work for everyone.
Our submission to the consultation on perinatal mental health services in Scotland.
This research report aims of developing a comprehensive understanding of what refugees and people seeking asylum in Scotland are experiencing regarding public transport.
We are calling for any future Universal Basic Income pilots in Scotland to include thorough evaluations of how this affects the mental health and well-being of recipients, their children and society more widely.
Every child deserves the chance to grow up healthy, happy, safe, and supported. Childhood health inequalities in Scotland are deeply unjust, but they are not inevitable. Scotland needs a bold, joined-up preventative policy approach.
Exploring the issues outlined in our 2019 report ‘State of a generation: Preventing mental health problems in children and young people'.
The Mental Health Foundation backs the Scottish Government’s calls for an approach that promotes a joined-up locality-based response to end the need for food banks.
The Brighter Futures project was developed and informed by a 4-year programme of work which provided evidence on mental health in later life. This report includes a project overview, learning and recommendations.
Our manifesto for the Scottish Parliament election in 2026 presents bold and practical proposals to place prevention at the heart of Scotland’s journey towards good mental health for all.
