Georgia Gardner shares her experiences advising on Dance/Connect, a project funded by the Loneliness and Social Isolation Mental Health Research Network. During her time advising on the project, she noticed similarities between coproduction – the process of researchers and experts by experience…
Policymakers are increasingly emphasising the NHS’s role in addressing social and economic factors that shape health, but guidance on how this should be done in practice is limited. In this long read, we outline a framework to understand potential approaches…
Abstract Introduction With the social prescribing movement gaining traction globally, there is a need for an agreed definition of social prescribing. There are two types of definitions — conceptual and operational, meaning agreement on both types of definitions is needed. Objective The aim…
Today London Arts and Health, Raw Material and Arts & Health Hub announce the first cohort of the ACE and GLA-funded programme, the Artists' Represent Recovery Network. The Artists’ Represent Recovery Network is a professional development programme open to 10 London-based,…
£43.5 million investment in Levelling up, as Arts Council England backs art, culture, and creativity for more people in more places, across the country Today, Arts Council England reveals details of its new national portfolio of funded organisations for 2023-26. From Stoke…
Lisa Rodio & Sigrun Saevarsdottir-Griffiths The RPO has been training music leaders from ethnically diverse communities to work in mental health settings in Brent, NW London. This blog reflects on the programme, including the challenges these settings present. Arts Lisa…
A new wave of research projects has been announced to investigate the role of community assets such as parks and galleries in improving health outcomes. The projects are funded as part of the second phase of the £26 million, UK…
We’ve launched a new podcast! Join us for a deep dive into m/otherhood, journaling, creativity and mental health hosted by Laura Godfrey-Isaacs. In each episode, we speak to artists, poets, writers, m/others, and people from the journaling community to hear…
On Friday 4th November the Arts Council of England announced its 23-26 investment round, sharing the venues, charities and organisations that will be part of the new portfolio starting in April next year. London Arts and Health were extremely pleased…
The new Integrated Care System (ICS) came into play in the NHS on the 1st of July. But what does this mean in practice for the VCSE sector, and in particular organisations delivering cultural health activities? We found out how…
