From our friends at QueerCircle a new programme of monthly events and online support forums explore the specific challenges, dimensions and experience of being a queer carer. Who is described as a ‘carer’ and how does being LGBTQ+ influence perceptions…
Join theatre company Wake the Beast and Clinical Psychologist Dr Sue Gibbons for a theatre performance, post-show discussion and creative presentation around NHS staff mental health. In Our Own Words is an innovative NHS & Social Care staff support project. It uses creative…
Reflecting upon the partnership working that has taken place during the last eight years to support Londoners’ mental health and wellbeing. 01. Executive Summary “Throughout history, movements that promote change have been driven by passionate leaders.” Erica Sánchez and Madeline…
being our best selves Health + Creativity + Community = Wellbeing Being our best selves (BOBS) is a social and creative programme, supporting disabled people and their carers to achieve and maintain happy hearts, brains and bodies. Activity is focussed…
PATH is a visual aspirational planning tool. Project Art Works works with artists/makers and their circles of support to explore hopes and aspirations guided by their North Star which represents an ideal future. PATH helps to identify long-term goals for individuals…
Social Prescribing Day - 14th March 2024 Social Prescribing Day is an annual celebration of the people, organisations and communities who make social prescribing happen. Since 2019, thousands of local and national organisations, link workers, medical professionals, academics and students…
The Royal College of Physicians has extended their emotive Covid-19 exhibition Fortitude after it welcomed 37% more visitors than the museum’s previous display. Opened in September last year, Fortitude was created to share the experiences of physicians, consultants, GPs and…
By Dr Katey Warran, Research Fellow in the Social Biobehavioural Research Group at University College London and Deputy Director of the WHO Collaborating Centre for Arts & Health Evaluating arts and health activities to demonstrate their impact in view of…
Creative engagement offers many possibilities to support people living with health, psychological, or social challenges. For the artists who facilitate these arts, health and wellbeing (AHW) programmes, the work can be inspiring and rewarding. But it can also be emotionally…
Our colleagues at the National Centre for Creative Health have launched both the Creative Health Review, and a brand-new Creative Health Toolkit. Together with the Creative Health Quality Framework this gives us a great grounding for 2024. The Creative Health Review - a collaboration between the…
