Almost two million people in Scotland have felt powerless, angry or worried over the last year because of Brexit, according to calculations from the Mental Health Foundation Scotland.
Up to 100 mental health advocates and people affected suicide have gathered in Trafalgar Square to form a human green ribbon of green umbrellas for World Mental Health Day.
The Mental Health Foundation, University of Birmingham and the Cochrane Common Mental Disorders Group – alongside a group of another 12 organisation representatives and experts by experience – are calling for the introduction of guidelines to protect children from image-editing technology.
Youth Mental Health Day takes place on 7 September 2021 and aims to encourage young people, and those who support them, to understand their mental health and how to protect it. To mark the Day, the Mental Health Foundation is launching new, free material for school pupils and teachers, developed by our Peer Education Project (PEP) team.
Our report, released with employee benefits provider Unum, shows that people with mental health problems deliver significantly more value than costs for the UK economy.
