In the week of the 2023 Autumn Statement and in light of new cost-of-living data, we're calling for the Government to ensure all its decisions benefit people’s mental health.
Read : Cost-of-living is still causing widespread mental distress, new data showsThe Mental Health Foundation Fringe Award (aka the Mental Health Fringe Award) is to be supported by the Cornwell Charitable Trust until 2025, in memory of the arts journalist Tim Cornwell who died last year.
Read : Mental Health Foundation Fringe Award to be sponsored by the Cornwell Charitable TrustThe Mental Health Foundation responded to the Scottish Government’s Call for Evidence, part of a review of the National Outcomes, to highlight how these Outcomes can better support national mental health and wellbeing.
Read : Mental Health Foundations' response to the Scottish Government's National Outcomes ConsultationWe published research today showing that almost six in ten adults in Scotland (58%) experienced anxiety that interfered with their daily lives in the previous two weeks.
Read : Our new research reveals anxiety is gripping Scotland as many people suffer in silence and struggle to copeData we released today (17 January 2023) in Scotland reveals mental health risk ‘red flags’ with people less able to do the things that support good mental health and well-being due to their financial situation. We are calling for government action to avoid widespread mental health problems in the fallout from the cost-of-living crisis.
Read : Adults in Scotland report poorer sleep, seeing friends less often and exercising less as financial strain takes its toll - new survey resultsThe largest study on the mental health and well-being of college students in Scotland has revealed more than one-third (37%) experienced food insecurity in the previous 12 months, according to the report published by the Mental Health Foundation today.
Read : New research: College students in Scotland report significant symptoms of depression with more than one-third experiencing food insecurityMany people across Scotland are experiencing stress, anxiety and hopelessness in response to financial concerns, according to a new survey commissioned by the Mental Health Foundation.
Read : Stress, anxiety and hopelessness over personal finances widespread across Scotland - new mental health surveyHundreds of thousands of adults in Scotland experience loneliness that negatively impacts our mental health, but many are unable to talk about it
Read : Hundreds of thousands of adults in Scotland experience loneliness that negatively affects their mental healthThe Mental Health Foundation Scotland is calling on college students living in Scotland to share their experiences to help improve mental health and wellbeing support at colleges across the country.
Read : Call for students in Scotland to share views on mental health support at collegeAlmost a quarter of adults living under lockdown in Scotland have felt loneliness raising concern about long-term risk to mental health – Mental Health Foundation Longitudinal Study.
Read : Almost a quarter of adults living under lockdown in Scotland have felt loneliness