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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.

"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.

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.

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.

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

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

This new report by The Restoration Trust showcases how heritage and arts organisations are drawing on a wide range of heritage assets and art forms to support mental health.

This new joint fund - Celf a’r meddwl | Arts and minds - will support the seven NHS health boards of Wales to develop their work with artists and arts organisations to improve the lives of people with mental health problems.

Today is the third annual Arts in Care Homes Day and we are launching Volume 2 of the popular Treasury of Arts Activities for Older People.

Read our new report - Creatively Minded and the NHS - for an overview of participatory arts work offered through the NHS across the UK to people with mental health problems.