Almost one in four people (24 per cent) aged 18 to 24 say reality TV makes them worry about their body image, according to UK survey data released today by the Mental Health Foundation.
Just over one in seven Scottish adults (16 percent) have experienced suicidal thoughts or feelings because of concerns about their Body Image, according to a new poll by the Mental Health Foundation Scotland.
An online survey of 4,505 UK adults aged 18 and over was commissioned to mark the launch of Mental Health Awareness Week, which this year has the theme of body image.
In the week of the 2023 Autumn Statement and in light of new cost-of-living data, we're calling for the Government to ensure all its decisions benefit people’s mental health.
Worryingly high numbers of people among the LGBT+ community have experienced body-image anxiety, a new online survey from the Mental Health Foundation has revealed. Of all the groups surveyed in the UK, the lesbian, gay and bisexual community appears to be the one most likely to be affected in this way.
Almost three-quarters of UK adults say it is important that we learn from the coronavirus pandemic to be more kind as a society, according to a new survey.
Almost three quarters of Scottish adults say it is important that we learn from the coronavirus pandemic to be more kind as a society – according to a new survey.
Our recent survey reveals many people are not able to do the things needed for good mental health. We are calling for further action from the UK and devolved governments in our report published today (17 January 2023).
Almost a quarter of adults living under lockdown in the UK have felt loneliness, raising concern about long-term risk to mental health: Mental Health Foundation Longitudinal Study
