Policy

Make it Count: policy briefing

10 October 2018

Our policy briefing for our Make it Count campaign, including our five key policy asks.

Mental health in the workplace: seminar report

20 August 2018

Report of a seminar run between the Mental Health Foundation, the Academy of Government and Healthcare Improvement Scotland on workplace mental health.

Success as Scottish Government establishes new body to tackle suicide

9 August 2018,

See our reaction to Scotland's new Suicide Prevention Action Plan.

Matt Hancock: mental health priorities for the new health secretary

16 July 2018, Lucy Thorpe

Policy manager Lucy Thorpe looks at what the new health secretary Matt Hancock can do to help improve England's mental health, after taking over from Jeremy Hunt.

How mental health days could improve the UK's mental health

17 May 2018, Lucy Thorpe

We're calling for at least two 'mental health days' for every public sector worker to help manage their mental health. Here's why...

Policy recommendations to help the UK rest easy

16 March 2018,

What policy changes can help us sleep better? Millie Macdonald investigates.

The Parliamentary Review of Health and Social Care in Wales: A New Health Policy Landscape for Wales?

30 January 2018,

Millie Macdonald analyses the Parliamentary Review of Health and Social Care in Wales and what it means for mental health.

The mental health policy landscape: 2017 into 2018

16 January 2018,

What did 2017 mean for government mental health policy and what should we look out for in 2018? Millie Macdonald explains.

Loneliness: the public health challenge of our time

12 December 2017

A policy briefing by the Mental Health Foundation and Age Scotland outlining the scale of the problem and 12 key policy recommendations to challenge it.