Policy

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.

Charities warn of undiagnosed depression among 120,000 older Scots

12 December 2017,

The Mental Health Foundation and Age Scotland have conducted research suggesting loneliness is severely damaging older people's mental health.

Foundation responds to children's mental health green paper

4 December 2017,

The government's green paper on children and young people's mental health is a positive step, but doesn't go far enough.

2017 Autumn budget: what does it mean for mental health and wellbeing?

24 November 2017,

Millie Macdonald looks at what the Autumn Budget means for mental health.

Our response to the 2017 Autumn Budget

22 November 2017,

The Mental Health Foundation responds to Chancellor Philip Hammond's 2017 Autumn Budget.

Our response to the prime minister's party conference speech

4 October 2017,

We analyse the key mental health announcements in Theresa May's Conservative Party Conference speech.