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Boost your child’s mental health with adventure : Boost your child’s mental health with adventure

20 August 2024

How does adventure benefit children and young people's mental health and support their learning and development? Read our blog with AdventureMind.

Digital peer support for people with Long Covid : Digital peer support for people with Long Covid

10 July 2024

The Mental Health Foundation and Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board took peer support online to support people with Long Covid in North Wales.

What can we expect for mental health in the next parliament? An analysis of the 2024 General Election manifestos : What can we expect for mental health in the next parliament? An analysis of the 2024 General Election manifestos

20 June 2024 / Influencing policies

What can we expect for mental health in the next parliament? We’ve analysed the General Election manifestos of the main parties for their commitments to mental health prevention.

Why movement this Mental Health Awareness Week? : Why movement this Mental Health Awareness Week?

13 May 2024 / Movement

There are lots of mental health benefits to movement. Find out why we've chosen it as the theme for Mental Health Awareness Week in 2024.

Why mental health awareness matters : Why mental health awareness matters

25 April 2024 / Mental Health Awareness Week

Mental Health Foundation's Director of England Alexa Knight tackles the value of mental health awareness, in light of recent questions about whether it has gone "too far".

Going smokefree; why the new age of sale proposal for smoking is good news for mental health : Going smokefree; why the new age of sale proposal for smoking is good news for mental health

17 January 2024 / Influencing policies

In October 2023, the Government announced its proposal to increase the age of sale of tobacco in England. Mark Rowland, CEO of the Mental Health Foundation and Co-Chair of the Mental Health and Smoking Partnership, shares why this is good news for mental health.

My first year as a member of the Diverse Experience Advisory Panel (DEAP) : My first year as a member of the Diverse Experience Advisory Panel (DEAP)

3 November 2023 / Influencing policies

Carola shares her experiences of her first year as a member of the Diverse Experience Advisory Panel in Scotland.

Latest figures show those most impacted by cost-of-living crisis experience the most mental distress : Latest figures show those most impacted by cost-of-living crisis experience the most mental distress

22 June 2023 / Challenging mental health inequalities

Financial strain and poverty are key drivers of poor mental health. Recent statistics published by the Scottish Government underscore our concerns about the effect of the cost-of-living crisis on people's mental health.

Reflecting on Mental Health Awareness Week 2023 in Northern Ireland : Reflecting on Mental Health Awareness Week 2023 in Northern Ireland

30 May 2023 / Mental Health Awareness Week

During May we celebrated Mental Health Awareness Week in Northern Ireland with a wealth of community events.

Using art to express emotions with students in Wales : Using art to express emotions with students in Wales

14 February 2023 / Prevention resources and tools