Every Mind Matters – Public Health England
Public Health England launched a major new mental health campaign, called Every Mind Matters, on 7th October 2019. You can download a wealth of resources via the campaign website.
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Nordic Journal of Arts, Culture and Health
Scandinavian University Press has published the first issue of an open access journal which provides a platform for publication and debate in the interdisciplinary field of arts and culture in healthcare and health promotion.
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Access to Work guide for Arts and Cultural Sector
Funded by Arts Council England and created by Disability Arts Online, this helpful guide clarifies the Access to Work process and provides specific advice fort arts and cultural workers.
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Report: International Social Prescribing Network Conference July 2019
by Emily Foulkes (Director of Cymaz Music and Singing for Health Practitioner/Researcher)
On 11th and 12th July 2019, the University of Westminster hosted the 2nd International Social Prescribing conference which attracted delegates from more than 13 countries. Attendees were a broad mix of Healthcare professionals, Social Prescribing Link Workers and Managers and organisations/practitioners involved in providing community or complementary activities. The Social Prescribing Network exists to share knowledge and best practice, to support Social Prescribing at a local and national level and to inform good quality research and evaluation. It is supporting the setting up of regional Social Prescribing Networks across England.
This report covers some of the key presentations and then reflects on key themes and headlines from across the conference.
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Lapidus
Lapidus is a networking organisation which promotes the use of the literary arts for personal development, health and wellbeing.
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ArtWorks Alliance
A group of organisations and individuals with a passion for participatory arts and an understanding that working together to strengthen support for those working in the field will bring benefits for everyone involved. Also includes a knowledge bank.
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UCL Museum Wellbeing Measures
Prototypes were trialled and developed with museums and galleries across the UK for their in-house and outreach activities with 250 participants over 12 months prior to production of the finished UCL Museum Wellbeing Measures Toolkit. The booklet version of the Toolkit contains additional information about the background to the study, the research and advice on how to analyse the data.
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Creativity 4 Wellbeing Website
A free inspirational creative art resource for everyone! This site is packed full of wonderful ideas with journaling for wellbeing. Some activities also combine creative writing and art.
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New resources available for creative sessions with groups
South Gloucestershire Libraries is delighted to announce a new resource, An Adventurer’s Companion, is now available through its library network and online, particularly aimed at those supporting participants with low mood, depression or dementia.
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