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What we do

Programmes

Testing and evaluating the best approaches to improving mental health in communities across Wales and rolling them out as widely as possible.
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Research

Publishing studies and reports on what protects mental health as well as the causes of poor mental health in Wales and how to tackle them.
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Policy and advocacy

Proposing solutions and campaigning for change to address the underlying causes of poor mental health in Wales.
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Mental health information and advice

Our mental health information and advice is based on evidence and the lived experiences of real people. Find out how to look after your mental health and help prevent mental ill health from developing.

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Our work in Wales

Prevention

Poor mental health is not inevitable, and it is preventable. We can choose to organise and resource our communities, support people, and design systems in ways that create good health rather than damage it. Prevention is better than cure, and our work in Wales focuses on increasing understanding of and advocating for preventative approaches to mental health.
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Inequalities

The likelihood of developing a mental health problem is shaped by the circumstances in which we are born, grow, live and age. Those who face the greatest socio-economic disadvantages, also face the greatest risks to their mental health. Our work in Wales focuses on how mental health inequalities can be reduced.
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Community Solutions

The solutions to the mental health crisis lie outside of our NHS. Our role is to advocate for the societal changes needed as well as to co-produce, test and apply new solutions for our mental health beyond the health sector: in our workplaces, schools, homes, and in our communities and neighbourhoods that experience the greatest disadvantage.
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Highlights

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Bridges to Belonging

The Bridges to Belonging project aims to increase access to quality mental health and wellbeing support for people seeking asylum and refugees living in Wales. Mental Health Foundation works with community partners to co-produce and deliver the programme.
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Single Parents Wellbeing

Single Parents Wellbeing works with single parents and young people in single parent households to improve mental health now and in the future.
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Make a donation

Your donation, no matter how big or small, can help us achieve good mental health for all.
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Events and fundraising

From running a marathon to showing your support with a green ribbon, holding a bake sale to sharing your personal experience of mental health, there’s something for everyone
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Our Personal Experience Network

OPEN is a diverse online community of people we ask to help us in what we do, from quick feedback on social media posts to joining a research project.
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Show your support by wearing a green ribbon

The green ribbon is the international symbol of mental health awareness. Wear a green ribbon to show colleagues, loved ones or simply those you walk past in the street that you care about mental health.
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