About us

Since 1949, the Mental Health Foundation has been leading the UK in building good mental health. Together, we can help everyone have better mental health.

We know poor mental health is not inevitable and we believe that everyone deserves good mental health. We want to build a society where everybody can thrive.

We’re challenging the way things are done so that no-one living in the UK is deprived of the opportunity for good mental health because of who they are, the community they come from or where they live.

We are the home of Mental Health Awareness Week.

What we do

We’re challenging the way things are done and creating fundamental change in the UK’s approach to mental health by:

  • Researching and developing new and more effective ways to support and protect good mental health.
  • Providing everyone with evidence-backed advice and resources.
  • Running national campaigns and working with local communities to nurture good mental health.
  • Partnering with organisations across the UK to take the valuable lessons we’ve learned and share solutions that are proven to work.

Read more about our work

Mental Health Foundation strategy document
Report
Mental Health Foundation Strategy 2020-2025: Making Prevention Happen
Mental Health Foundation Strategy 2020-2025: Making Prevention Happen
Front covers of MHF annual reports
Annual reports
Annual reports
Women in a meeting room smiling
Partnerships and coalitions
Partnerships and coalitions
Illustrations of the Mental Health Foundation's values
Our values
Our values
Checklist illustration
Topic
Our commitments on race and diversity
Our commitments on race and diversity
Derek Richter
Article
Our history
Our history
Friendship figures
Our Ethical Framework
Our Ethical Framework
Someone walking up the stairs in the entrance of the Mental Health Foundation offices
Our people
Our people

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News

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