Mental health One in four people in the UK is affected by a mental health problem
Good mental health is essential for a flourishing society and yet mental health services are not always given the same priority or funding as physical health services. The Health Foundation funds a wide range of projects that support improvements in mental health services and transform the models and approaches used to deliver care, making them more integrated and person-centred.
Our recent work and content on this topic is listed below.
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Surviving COVID: The impact of the pandemic on the mental health of NHS workers
This film illustrates the impact of the pandemic on the mental wellbeing of NHS workers and highlights the importance of providing emotional support to them at this challenging time and into the futur...
Fairer foundations: How has the pandemic affected young people’s mental health?
This infographic highlights the unequal mental health effects of the pandemic among young people.
Inside the teen mind: what’s happening to mental health?
Episode 8. What changes in day-to-day life are affecting the mental health of today’s young people?
Insuring against insecurity – how the pandemic has shown the need for social security reform
Many people who experienced severe financial strain during the pandemic were not eligible to claim Universal Credit. What changes to the social security system would help public health?
Latest data highlights a growing mental health crisis in the UK
Jo Bibby, Director of Health at the Health Foundation, responds to the latest ONS data release on coronavirus and depression.
The unequal mental health toll of the pandemic
The pandemic has taught us the importance of putting lived experience expertise at the heart of mental health services and support, writes Dr Vanessa Pinfold.
Reconditioning the benefits system for a stronger COVID-19 recovery
How can the benefits system support the nation’s health? Research into Universal Credit uptake during the pandemic provides some clues.
Unemployment and mental health
Analysis from our healthy lives team shows it’s vital for policymakers to act upstream in tackling unemployment and mental health together as part of the nation’s COVID-19 recovery.
Over 200,000 more people are at risk of poor mental health this year due to unemployment
New analysis by the Health Foundation estimates that over 200,000 more people are at risk of poor mental health this year due to unemployment.
Emerging evidence on health inequalities and COVID-19: March 2021
The COVID-19 impact inquiry team look at emerging evidence of the pandemic's impact on women and key workers, as well as the wider implications for people’s mental health and health inequalities.
Developing data analytics to improve how social care is monitored and understood for those with the worst outcomes
This project aims to improve the quality of social care for cohorts of people that experience the worst outcomes. Using detailed data analytics, it will investigate the efficacy and reach of care that...
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