At the Mental Health Foundation, we know that mental health is complex and our wellbeing is determined by a combination of biological, psychological, and social factors:
- Biological factors, e.g. physical health, genetics, diet, sleep, age
- Psychological factors, e.g. beliefs, mental health diagnoses, perception, addictions
- Social factors, e.g. relationships, family, culture, work, money, housing
Biological factors
Alcohol and mental health
How alcohol affects your brain, your body and your mental health, and how to get help if you're worried about your drinking.
Autism and mental health
What is autism, autism and mental health, ways you can look after yourself and support that is available.
Diet and mental health
Exploring the link between diet and mental health, and tips around eating well.
Drugs and mental health
Why people take drugs, how recreational drugs can affect your mental health, and getting support.
Menopause
Symptoms of the menopause, how the menopause can affect your emotional and mental health, and getting help with menopausal symptoms.
Physical activity and mental health
How active you should be, and things to consider before getting started.
Physical health and mental health
How your mental health affects your physical health, and what you can do to help yourself.
Psychological factors
Body image
What body image means, how it affects your mental health and what causes body image concerns.
Gambling and mental health
The causes of problem gambling, how it can affect your mental health, and getting help.
Hearing voices
What it's like to hear voices, why people hear voices and getting support.
Stigma and discrimination
How stigma and discrimination affect people with mental health problems, why people with mental health problems are discriminated against, and what you can do about stigma and discrimination.
Stress
The causes of stress, the signs of stress, the affects of stress, and help that is available.
Trauma
What trauma means, how trauma might affect you, the long-term effects of trauma and getting support.
Social factors
Debt and mental health
How debt can affect your mental health, how mental health problems can affect your finances, and getting support.
Friendship and mental health
Talking to friends about your mental health, and supporting a friend who has a mental health problem.
Housing and mental health
How housing problems can affect your mental health, what you can do about housing problems, and finding suitable housing if you have a mental health problem.
Human rights and mental health
The Human Rights Act, how the Human Rights Act protects people with mental health problems, and knowing your rights.
Loneliness
What is loneliness, how to cope with loneliness and how to support someone else who is feeling lonely.
Nature and mental health
The positive impact of nature on your mental health, and how you can develop your connection with nature.