Mental Health Foundation (Scotland)

The Mental Health Foundation exists to help people survive, recover from and prevent mental health problems. They bring together teams that undertake research, develop services, design training, influence policy and raise public awareness within one organisation. They are keen to tackle difficult issues and try different approaches, many of them led by service users themselves. They use their findings to provide high quality information, publications, training materials and online services of statutory, voluntary and community organisations, and for the general public.

They also work to influence policy development, including Government at the highest levels, and they use their knowledge to raise awareness and to help tackle stigma attached to mental illness and learning disabilities. They reach millions of people every year through their media work, information and online services.

The Mental Health Foundation incorporates the Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities.

 
Checked: December 2006