South Yorkshire has launched a three-year Creative Health Enabling Plan that sets out how creative and cultural approaches will contribute to tackling health inequalities, reducing pressure on statutory services and supporting the shift toward prevention and community-based care. The plan…
Thanks to National Lottery players, a new London Mental Health and Climate Coalition has received £1,499,958 over three years from The National Lottery Community Fund, the largest community funder in the UK, to support Londoners in tackling climate change while…
A new discussion paper from the UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose (IIPP), titled The Public Value of Arts and Culture: Investing in Arts and Culture to Reimagine Economic Growth in the 21st Century, argues that arts and culture…
The National Centre for Creative Health (NCCH) has released a new resource, Working with Artists – A Guide for Health and Social Care Teams to Implement Creative Health Initiatives, designed to support professionals in health and social care to partner…
Breathe Arts Health Research has announced landmark results from a five-year scientific study confirming the mental health benefits of its Breathe Melodies for Mums programme for women with postnatal depression. The SHAPER (Scaling Health-Arts Programme: Implementation & Effectiveness Research) study,…
A new report from NHS South East London and its partners highlights the powerful role that creativity plays in improving health and reducing inequalities across the region. The Creative Health: Exploring the Impact of Creative Activities in Supporting People’s Health…
LAH is seeking new trustees: a London-based general practitioner with a commitment to creative health a professional with strong commercial fundraising/entrepreneurial, and/or legal skills and experience London Arts and Health (LAH) is a strategic London-based charity funded by Arts Council England. …
Seyi Adelekun is a London-based multidisciplinary artist of Yoruba-Nigerian heritage. Their practice spans immersive installation, performance and sound, using these mediums as storytelling devices to archive and share ancestral knowledge and ecological wisdom. Approaching art as a form of world-building,…
Creativity and Wellbeing Week (C&WW) 2025 focussed on engaging with diverse practitioners, sector leaders, and regional organisations to spotlight the incredible impact of the creative health sector in the country. Led by the Culture, Health and Wellbeing Alliance (CHWA) and…
To celebrate Black History Month this year, London Arts and Health and Cultural Health and Wellbeing Alliance will commission six artists to explore and showcase their creative practices. This initiative is rooted in the belief that the arts can be…