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</div> </div> </div> <div id="block-mhf-theme-content" class="block block-system block-system-main-block"> <article lang="en-eng"> <div> <div class="field--name-field-paragraphs field--name-field-page-sections"> <div class="c-paragraph paragraph--type--full-width-text paragraph--view-mode--default l-breakout"> <a id="paragraph-9801"></a> <div class="l-container l-flow"> <div> <div class="c-prose l-flow field field--name-field-body-wysiwyg field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p><strong><span><span>Mental health problems are common across the UK. But this doesn't need to be the case, as many mental health problems can be prevented.</span></span></strong></p> <p><span><span>Our policy and advocacy work calls on national and local government to reduce the factors known to pose a risk to people’s mental health, enhance those known to protect it and create the conditions needed for people to thrive. We want all parts of government and our society to recognise their role in preventing poor mental health and working together to address its root causes. This means that we also work with many other organisations and individuals to help achieve our advocacy objectives.</span></span></p> <p><span><span>Within the Mental Health Foundation, we work with our <a data-entity-substitution="canonical" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="93b6ad11-a02c-4de5-815c-d941560f1b2d" href="/node/1796" title="Research in England">Research</a> and <a data-entity-substitution="canonical" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="c41629c3-edaf-42d6-89e6-9b45b8625ac1" href="/node/1536" title="Programmes in England">Programmes</a> teams to find out what approaches work to <a data-entity-substitution="canonical" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="1ceb240f-2f4d-487a-b14b-b08c9da4b819" href="/explore-mental-health/a-z-topics/prevention-and-mental-health" title="Prevention and mental health">prevent mental health problems</a>. Our research increases our understanding of the causes of mental health problems and what can be done to prevent them. Our programmes test new approaches to improving people’s mental health in our communities, working especially with groups who are most at risk of developing mental health problems. The work of these teams, combined with other evidence and our wider collaborations, help us to create evidence-based calls for change.</span></span></p></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="c-paragraph c-paragraph--type--three-column-promo paragraph--type--three-column-promo paragraph--view-mode--default l-breakout c-paragraph-background-light-grey"> <a id="paragraph-46031"></a> <div class="l-container l-flow"> <h2 class="c-promo-title"> <div class="field field--name-field-title field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Featured reports</div> </h2> <div class="c-promo-content l-autogrid"> <div class="c-promo-item c-promo-item-no-media c-promo-item-white l-box l-flow"> <h3 class="c-promo-item-h3"> <div class="field field--name-field-column-one-promo-title field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Mental Health and Well-being Plan Consultation</div> </h3> <div class="c-promo-body"> <div class="field field--name-field-column-one-promo-body field--type-string-long field--label-hidden field__item">In July 2022, we responded to a government consultation on their vision for a new, ten-year mental health and well-being plan.</div> </div> <div class="c-promo-cta"> <a href="/our-work/policy-and-advocacy/mental-health-and-well-being-plan-consultation-england" class="mhf-button mhf-button--lg mhf-button--secondary mhf-button--inverse "> Read consultation </a> </div> </div> <div class="c-promo-item c-promo-item-no-media c-promo-item-white l-box l-flow"> <h3 class="c-promo-item-h3"> <div class="field field--name-field-column-two-promo-title field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">General Election manifesto 2019</div> </h3> <div class="c-promo-body"> <div class="field field--name-field-column-two-promo-body field--type-string-long field--label-hidden field__item">Our manifesto presents five actions the next UK government can take to work towards better mental health for all.</div> </div> <div class="c-promo-cta"> <a href="/explore-mental-health/publications/mhf-general-election-manifesto-2019" class="mhf-button mhf-button--lg mhf-button--secondary mhf-button--inverse "> Read the manifesto </a> </div> </div> <div class="c-promo-item c-promo-item-no-media c-promo-item-white l-box l-flow"> <h3 class="c-promo-item-h3"> <div class="field field--name-field-column-three-promo-title field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Uncertain times: Anxiety in the UK and how to tackle it</div> </h3> <div class="c-promo-body"> <div class="field field--name-field-column-three-promo-body field--type-string-long field--label-hidden field__item">For Mental Health Awareness Week 2023, we published this report to look at the prevalence and rates of anxiety amongst different groups of people, consider the main ways of coping with anxiety and provide recommendations to governments across the UK for preventing anxiety.</div> </div> <div class="c-promo-cta"> <a href="/our-work/public-engagement/mental-health-awareness-week/anxiety-report" class="mhf-button mhf-button--lg mhf-button--secondary mhf-button--inverse "> Read the report </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="c-paragraph c-paragraph--type--three-column-promo paragraph--type--three-column-promo paragraph--view-mode--default l-breakout c-paragraph-background-light-grey"> <a id="paragraph-46036"></a> <div class="l-container l-flow"> <div class="c-promo-content l-autogrid"> <div class="c-promo-item c-promo-item-no-media c-promo-item-white l-box l-flow"> <h3 class="c-promo-item-h3"> <div class="field field--name-field-column-one-promo-title field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Mental health and the cost-of-living crisis report: another pandemic in the making?</div> </h3> <div class="c-promo-body"> <div class="field field--name-field-column-one-promo-body field--type-string-long field--label-hidden field__item">Our report gives an overview of the current and likely effects the cost-of-living crisis has on people’s mental health. We cannot ignore the potentially devastating impact the cost-of-living crisis has on mental health.</div> </div> <div class="c-promo-cta"> <a href="/our-work/policy-and-advocacy/mental-health-and-cost-of-living-crisis-report" class="mhf-button mhf-button--lg mhf-button--secondary mhf-button--inverse "> Read the report </a> </div> </div> <div class="c-promo-item c-promo-item-no-media c-promo-item-white l-box l-flow"> <h3 class="c-promo-item-h3"> <div class="field field--name-field-column-two-promo-title field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">The economic case for investing in the prevention of mental health conditions in the UK</div> </h3> <div class="c-promo-body"> <div class="field field--name-field-column-two-promo-body field--type-string-long field--label-hidden field__item">Our new report with the London School of Economics and Political Science provides evidence from the UK and around the world that proves prevention interventions work.</div> </div> <div class="c-promo-cta"> <a href="/explore-mental-health/publications/mhf-general-election-manifesto-2019" class="mhf-button mhf-button--lg mhf-button--secondary mhf-button--inverse "> Read the report </a> </div> </div> <div class="c-promo-item c-promo-item-no-media c-promo-item-white l-box l-flow"> <h3 class="c-promo-item-h3"> <div class="field field--name-field-column-three-promo-title field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Loneliness policy briefing</div> </h3> <div class="c-promo-body"> <div class="field field--name-field-column-three-promo-body field--type-string-long field--label-hidden field__item">Human beings are social creatures. For the great majority of us, social connection and belonging are central to our well-being. But, when the quality or quantity of our social relationships does not meet our needs or expectations, we can start to feel lonely.</div> </div> <div class="c-promo-cta"> <a href="/our-work/policy-and-advocacy/loneliness-policy-briefing-england" class="mhf-button mhf-button--lg mhf-button--secondary mhf-button--inverse "> Read the briefing </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="c-paragraph c-paragraph--type--three-column-promo paragraph--type--three-column-promo paragraph--view-mode--default l-breakout c-paragraph-background-light-grey"> <a id="paragraph-46041"></a> <div class="l-container l-flow"> <div class="c-promo-content l-autogrid"> <div class="c-promo-item c-promo-item-no-media c-promo-item-white l-box l-flow"> <h3 class="c-promo-item-h3"> <div class="field field--name-field-column-one-promo-title field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Zero-hours contracts and mental health</div> </h3> <div class="c-promo-body"> <div class="field field--name-field-column-one-promo-body field--type-string-long field--label-hidden field__item">We know that poorly paid and insecure work is linked to poor mental well-being, but there is limited research on the specific mental health effects of a zero-hours contract. Learn more in our report and policy briefing on the impacts zero-hours contracts have on mental health.</div> </div> <div class="c-promo-cta"> <a href="/our-work/policy-and-advocacy/zero-hours-contracts-report" class="mhf-button mhf-button--lg mhf-button--secondary mhf-button--inverse "> Read the report </a> </div> </div> <div class="c-promo-item c-promo-item-no-media c-promo-item-white l-box l-flow"> <h3 class="c-promo-item-h3"> <div class="field field--name-field-column-two-promo-title field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Surviving or Thriving? The state of the UK's mental health</div> </h3> <div class="c-promo-body"> <div class="field field--name-field-column-two-promo-body field--type-string-long field--label-hidden field__item">This 2017 report aimed to understand the prevalence of self-reported mental health problems, levels of positive and negative mental health in the population, and the actions people take to deal with the stressors in their lives.</div> </div> <div class="c-promo-cta"> <a href="/explore-mental-health/publications/surviving-or-thriving-state-uks-mental-health" class="mhf-button mhf-button--lg mhf-button--secondary mhf-button--inverse "> Read the report </a> </div> </div> <div class="c-promo-item c-promo-item-no-media c-promo-item-white l-box l-flow"> <h3 class="c-promo-item-h3"> <div class="field field--name-field-column-three-promo-title field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Better mental health for all: A public health approach to mental health improvement</div> </h3> <div class="c-promo-body"> <div class="field field--name-field-column-three-promo-body field--type-string-long field--label-hidden field__item">In this report, we examine what can be done individually and collectively to enhance the mental health of individuals, families and communities by using a public health approach and look to support the development of knowledge and skills in public mental health.</div> </div> <div class="c-promo-cta"> <a href="/explore-mental-health/publications/better-mental-health-for-all" class="mhf-button mhf-button--lg mhf-button--secondary mhf-button--inverse "> Read the report </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="c-paragraph c-paragraph--type--three-column-promo paragraph--type--three-column-promo paragraph--view-mode--default l-breakout c-paragraph-background-light-grey"> <a id="paragraph-46046"></a> <div class="l-container l-flow"> <div class="c-promo-content l-autogrid"> <div class="c-promo-item c-promo-item-no-media c-promo-item-white l-box l-flow"> <h3 class="c-promo-item-h3"> <div class="field field--name-field-column-one-promo-title field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Poverty and mental health</div> </h3> <div class="c-promo-body"> <div class="field field--name-field-column-one-promo-body field--type-string-long field--label-hidden field__item">This paper presents a conceptual framework for understanding the relationship between poverty and mental health and offers recommendations to improve the situation across the life course.</div> </div> <div class="c-promo-cta"> <a href="/explore-mental-health/publications/poverty-and-mental-health" class="mhf-button mhf-button--lg mhf-button--secondary mhf-button--inverse "> Read the report </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="c-paragraph paragraph--type--full-width-text paragraph--view-mode--default l-breakout"> <a id="paragraph-46086"></a> <div class="l-container l-flow"> <div> <div class="c-prose l-flow field field--name-field-body-wysiwyg field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p><a class="mhf-button" href="/publications-listing">See more policy reports</a></p></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="c-paragraph c-paragraph--type--two-column-promo paragraph--type--two-column-promo paragraph--view-mode--default l-breakout"> <a id="paragraph-46051"></a> <div class="l-container l-flow"> <h2 class="c-promo-title"> <div class="field field--name-field-title field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Our policy work</div> </h2> <div class="c-promo-content l-autogrid "> <div class="c-promo-item l-box l-flow--small"> <h3 class="c-promo-item-h3"> <div class="field field--name-field-column-one-promo-title field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Mental Health Policy Group (MHPG)</div> </h3> <div class="field field--name-field-column-one-promo-body field--type-string-long field--label-hidden field__item">The England Policy Team is part of the Mental Health Policy Group. MHPG is an informal coalition of six national organisations working together to improve mental health through policy influencing activities at the national level.</div> <a href="/our-work/policy-and-advocacy/mental-health-policy-group-mhpg" class="mhf-button mhf-button--secondary"> Find out more about MHPG </a> </div> <div class="c-promo-item l-box l-flow--small"> <h3 class="c-promo-item-h3"> <div class="field field--name-field-column-two-promo-title field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Winston Churchill Memorial Trust: Mental Health Fellowships</div> </h3> <div class="field field--name-field-column-two-promo-body field--type-string-long field--label-hidden field__item">The Winston Churchill Memorial Trust (WCMT) funded individuals to travel abroad to learn more about how community-based solutions are being created in response to some of today’s most pressing mental health challenges.</div> <a 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href="/get-involved/fundraising/third-party-events-terms-and-conditions" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/8666">Third party events terms and conditions</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="menu-item--ff68652d-f9ff-43fa-81d4-a7d1db479489 menu-name--main"> <a href="/our-work/public-engagement/mental-health-awareness-week" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/4156">Mental Health Awareness Week</a> </li> <li class="menu-item--_adbca06-9bc7-44e5-9f8d-2dc3d8555436 menu-name--main"> <a href="/get-involved/ways-donate" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/766">Ways to donate</a> <ul> <li class="menu-item--cde30498-745a-4ff3-9292-2addc1a87f48 menu-name--main"> <a href="/get-involved/ways-donate/celebrate-your-wedding-supporting-good-mental-health-all" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/5336">Celebrate your wedding by supporting good mental health for all</a> </li> <li class="menu-item--_938ef35-4a43-443f-a1ea-51ec9a4f07e1 menu-name--main"> <a href="/get-involved/ways-donate/philanthropy" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/5271">Philanthropy</a> </li> <li class="menu-item--_1aabe65-f894-48ca-b27f-26cf50b4bd8a menu-name--main"> <a href="/get-involved/ways-donate/donate-mental-health-foundation" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/556">Donate to the Mental Health Foundation</a> <ul> <li class="menu-item--b33d8027-6702-47cf-b52f-386a5b44e78f menu-name--main"> <a href="/get-involved/ways-donate/donate-mental-health-foundation/donate-support-mhaw" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/7216">Donate to support the Mental Health Foundation for Mental Health Awareness Week</a> </li> <li class="menu-item--_0f56275-0992-43b1-b0cb-ad004accbdb3 menu-name--main"> <a href="/get-involved/ways-donate/donate-mental-health-foundation/help-break-cycle-mental-health-awareness-week" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/8011">Help us break the cycle this Mental Health Awareness Week</a> </li> <li class="menu-item--b17777c7-9b3c-4215-8504-1158a70dfc00 menu-name--main"> <a href="/get-involved/ways-donate/donate-mental-health-foundation/help-give-young-people-someone-talk" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/7801">Help us give young people someone to talk to</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="menu-item--_973bed9-1c2b-4526-b99f-4228febf5f16 menu-name--main"> <a href="/get-involved/ways-donate/leave-legacy" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/2436">Leave a legacy</a> </li> <li class="menu-item--_c21c34f-7b12-434e-88e6-4ba9643cbe80 menu-name--main"> <a href="/get-involved/ways-donate/payroll-giving" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/2581">Payroll Giving</a> </li> <li class="menu-item--_482cc57-d072-42cb-8bda-a29628d16884 menu-name--main"> <a href="/get-involved/ways-donate/shop-give-as-you-live" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/636">Shop with Give as you Live</a> </li> <li class="menu-item--_027e95a-d2a6-4682-8f0e-dac463710a7b menu-name--main"> <a href="/get-involved/ways-donate/savoo-search-save-raise" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/611">Use Savoo to Search, Save and Raise</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="menu-item--fb314787-3c54-479f-b422-40eb4ce3469c menu-name--main"> <a href="/get-involved/corporate-partnerships" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/3091">Corporate partnerships</a> </li> <li class="menu-item--a801fb78-9994-4406-a7fc-9b972aad50b5 menu-name--main"> <a href="https://mentalhealthfoundation.myshopify.com/">Shop</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="menu-item--c6188ff9-c4bd-465f-ab87-71d75f50476e menu-name--main"> <a href="/explore-mental-health" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/3166">Explore mental health</a> <ul> <li class="menu-item--cd559b3c-d933-41c6-a6da-87578da55ba3 menu-name--main"> <a href="/explore-mental-health/articles" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/3251">Articles</a> </li> <li class="menu-item--_dbfc333-6049-400a-b3e5-cd30388ec290 menu-name--main"> <a href="/explore-mental-health/a-z-topics" data-drupal-link-system-path="a-z-topics">A to Z topics</a> </li> <li 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href="/about-us/news/our-joint-letter-sir-keir-starmer-about-online-safety-act" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/9311">Our joint letter to Sir Keir Starmer about the online safety act</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="menu-item--_aa5502a-d77a-40f2-841b-4dd1c8d33a06 menu-name--main"> <a href="/about-us/our-people" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/1121">Our people</a> <ul> <li class="menu-item--dbe5419a-afb4-42ed-a0a2-a936b89213b1 menu-name--main"> <a href="/about-us/our-people/aisha-sheikh-anene-0" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/646">Aisha Sheikh-Anene</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="menu-item--a138be4e-abd3-4262-b644-0ae806ef0954 menu-name--main"> <a href="/about-us/annual-reports" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/1611">Annual reports</a> <ul> <li class="menu-item--_117b443-dc0f-440a-bebf-ef9602b5ea1b menu-name--main"> <a href="/about-us/annual-reports/annual-reports-and-key-documents" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/3151">Annual reports and key documents</a> </li> </ul> 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policy briefing</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="menu-item--dabd1aac-f3ad-43fd-b80f-d3ee1f6bb478 menu-name--main-en-eng"> <a href="/our-work/public-engagement" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/1891">Public engagement</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="menu-item--_cd7733b-e7f4-4c07-a2a7-6e477b047d77 menu-name--main-en-eng"> <a href="/get-involved" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/3121">Get involved</a> <ul> <li class="menu-item--b2a85d4b-e939-4788-9aaf-4c7eb91c2fb0 menu-name--main-en-eng"> <a href="/get-involved/fundraising" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/3086">Fundraising</a> </li> <li class="menu-item--a9a99b15-62f8-48df-b19a-b7429a6f3773 menu-name--main-en-eng"> <a href="/get-involved/ways-donate" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/766">Ways to donate</a> </li> <li class="menu-item--_d7a6c82-47d7-492c-8647-cb39ffe5133d menu-name--main-en-eng"> <a href="/get-involved/corporate-partnerships" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/3091">Corporate partnerships</a> </li> <li class="menu-item--_3f68955-1f60-4646-86c6-f2ab7f9259e4 menu-name--main-en-eng"> <a href="https://mentalhealthfoundation.myshopify.com/">Shop</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="menu-item--_d63ad3f-4a67-462f-8be3-124fb85e1563 menu-name--main-en-eng"> <a href="/explore-mental-health" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/3166">Explore mental health</a> <ul> <li class="menu-item--_9903b41-8d51-4451-9854-a5b97c31aa43 menu-name--main-en-eng"> <a href="/explore-mental-health/a-z-topics" data-drupal-link-system-path="a-z-topics">A to Z: Topics</a> </li> <li class="menu-item--_3b326b8-0b65-4bca-9395-3b49071218d5 menu-name--main-en-eng"> <a href="/explore-mental-health/publications" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/3171">Publications</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="menu-item--_bebbd44-65d9-4581-acfe-c0c75af37421 menu-name--main-en-eng"> <a href="/about-us" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/2336">About us</a> <ul> <li class="menu-item--b9864cd3-5353-4cae-a819-c1933eb85ce5 menu-name--main-en-eng"> <a href="/about-us/jobs" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/1481">Jobs</a> </li> <li class="menu-item--d6b97619-15f6-4fb5-a5d9-84bff25a1e37 menu-name--main-en-eng"> <a href="/about-us/news" data-drupal-link-system-path="news">News</a> </li> <li class="menu-item--eee8af3a-9994-45d2-a950-067f5ff19e21 menu-name--main-en-eng"> <a href="/about-us/our-people" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/1121">Our people</a> </li> <li class="menu-item--e8e53c08-93f9-4d84-b182-2378cbf772ca menu-name--main-en-eng"> <a href="/about-us/annual-reports" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/1611">Annual reports</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="menu-item--_1651e11-cf4c-47bb-b8d6-19f882ca9d29 menu-name--main-en-sct"> <a href="/our-work" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/1986">Our work</a> <ul> <li class="menu-item--_a613eaf-4313-4a9a-8067-7757d6520771 menu-name--main-en-sct"> <a href="/node/2146" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/2146">Research in Scotland</a> <ul> <li class="menu-item--_426b3ac-53c0-4ef1-9b8d-7d37f025b603 menu-name--main-en-sct"> <a href="/our-work/research/loneliness-and-mental-health-report-uk" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/4001">Loneliness research and policy report - Scotland</a> </li> <li class="menu-item--_48e7fe9-8c66-434c-9def-a909d8340abe menu-name--main-en-sct"> <a href="/our-work/programmes/refugees/refugee-health-policy-and-strategy-action-group/evaluation" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/4696">Refugee Health Policy and Strategy Action Group</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="menu-item--_9265f13-e02c-442d-a6ec-291438794565 menu-name--main-en-sct"> <a href="/node/2006" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/2006">Programmes in Scotland</a> <ul> <li class="menu-item--_b2591b6-5bc0-4209-9199-4f665564021b menu-name--main-en-sct"> <a href="/node/5181" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/5181">Refugee programmes in Scotland</a> </li> <li class="menu-item--e9da3818-5f94-415d-b0b8-94a08af91307 menu-name--main-en-sct"> <a href="/node/5161" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/5161">Past programmes in Scotland</a> </li> <li class="menu-item--_ab0c232-4c65-48d2-90eb-e4966d5c0c4d menu-name--main-en-sct"> <a href="/node/5211" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/5211">Programmes for Adults in Scotland</a> </li> <li class="menu-item--_e1f62f0-0973-4de2-bd30-1d3938b6ca99 menu-name--main-en-sct"> <a href="/node/5196" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/5196">Programmes for families, children and young people in Scotland</a> </li> <li class="menu-item--_39888b8-70f3-4081-bb93-d795d10f6de8 menu-name--main-en-sct"> <a href="/our-work/programmes/adults/voices-experience-vox" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/1931">Voices of Experience (VOX)</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="menu-item--_22e27a6-fe91-4e41-97c0-a771658b2935 menu-name--main-en-sct"> <a href="/node/2726" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/2726">Policy and advocacy in Scotland</a> <ul> <li class="menu-item--_d134efb-121b-4155-b900-00a49fe2ca6d menu-name--main-en-sct"> <a href="/our-work/policy-and-advocacy/make-it-count-policy-briefing" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/6371">Make it Count: policy briefing (Scotland)</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="menu-item--_b4ca05c-a4ae-48fd-85da-c2f9de4dd90b menu-name--main-en-sct"> <a href="/our-work/public-engagement" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/1891">Public engagement</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="menu-item--a384faf9-8be8-4477-9673-18de38cc860d menu-name--main-en-sct"> <a href="/get-involved" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/3121">Get involved</a> <ul> <li class="menu-item--ec0fc503-4644-43cb-bd8b-6f5eb3e4bebc menu-name--main-en-sct"> <a href="/events-challenges" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/9366">Events & Challenges</a> </li> <li class="menu-item--_924818d-616f-43af-9f73-1c952d2c8dff menu-name--main-en-sct"> <a href="/get-involved/ways-donate" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/766">Ways to donate</a> </li> <li 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