Good Mental
Health for all

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You and your community should be able to live life to the full. That’s why we're continuing to find ways to prevent mental health problems.

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This week's highlights

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Story
Islamophobia and my mental health: Osama's story
Islamophobia and my mental health: Osama's story
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Resource
Cost-of-living and mental health
Cost-of-living and mental health
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Article
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
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Positive mental health image library
Positive mental health image library

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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The Foundation in Wales

Corporate partnerships charity of the year

Collaborative working

Our projects and policy work with partners collaboratively, aiming at addressing inequalities and using credible and creative methodology to our evaluation and research.

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Learning Partners

We work alongside a variety of different organisations, and are a ‘critical friend’. We listen to organisations to support their learning around wellbeing and highlight the impact they have on staff or a community.

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Innovation

We work in innovative ways to try to prevent mental health problems by ‘Doing’ (projects) and ‘Influencing’ (policy).

Highlights

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Cardiff City FC’s Foundation (CCFCF) programme

The CCFCF programme works with young people to offer opportunities in sport, education and skill based learning, helping them access positive activities of interest to them, while attempting to influence positive behaviour change.

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Single Parents Wellbeing

Single Parents Wellbeing works with single parents to help them share tips and experiences with each other so they feel less alone and more able to cope with everyday challenges.

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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Support our work

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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

Our Personal Experience Network

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.