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15 February 2024

New funding: Attracting new male participants into creative mental health programmes

Grants of £20k to £50k available for developing new participatory arts opportunities for men with mental health problems.
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5 January 2024

New Arts & Mental Health partnerships with national Arts Councils

The Baring Foundation collaborated with all four national arts councils around arts and mental health in 2023.
Arts
1 December 2023

Designing programmes in mental health and addiction recovery – a new guide

This new series of podcasts by Tyne & Wear Archives and Museums (TWAM) is designed to support museums and heritage professionals to set up creative programmes in mental health and addiction settings.
Arts
21 November 2023

Arts and creativity: New resource for care home managers

Practical ideas for getting a creative programme in a care home off the ground, and how an arts offer can support homes in CQC assessments.
Arts
10 October 2023

What does the future hold for creative ageing?

On the day of a major conference on creative ageing in Newcastle, we are publishing two new reports to celebrate the movement's achievements and to look forward to its future.
Arts
20 June 2023

Art, refugees and mental health: a new report

"Hostile environments aren’t conducive to good mental health. Supportive, caring artists and creativity are." This new report by Counterpoints Arts highlights the importance of the arts for refugees experiencing trauma and poor mental health.
Arts
3 November 2022

How can museums engage with people with mental health problems?

Targeted engagement by museums with people with mental health problems is relatively rare, despite a strong commitment to inclusivity and wellbeing. This new report makes the case - through a series of case studies - for more work in this area.
Arts
23 September 2022

A systems approach could improve the lottery of arts provision in care homes

Access to arts and culture for England's 419,000 older people living in care homes is currently a lottery. Our new report shows how a systems approach - involving both arts and social care - could help change this.
Arts
22 September 2022

What are the benefits of reflective practice for artists working in mental health?

A new report by Flourishing Lives evaluates free reflective practice sessions for artists from 12 organisations working in mental health.
Arts
10 August 2022

Love in a cold climate – creativity in care in Finland: UK & Ireland tour!

Join us on 9 September for a special event on arts, culture and creativity in care in Finland
Arts