Culture at a distance: arts for health in isolation
One positive of the pandemic for me is seeing the increasing recognition of the far-reaching and vital roles of culture and the arts, in particular around health and well-being.
Category: Arts and Mental Health
5 ways we can support you to link arts, culture and healthcare
With the GM i-THRIVE Arts, Culture and Mental Health Ambassadors programme, we aim to support anyone to embed creativity, cultureContinue Reading
New Youth Arts & Culture Kit helping to share the value of creative health options
GM i-THRIVE have this month launched the Youth Mental Health Arts & Culture Evaluation Kit, a useful approach to help explain theContinue Reading
Why school days need creative arts and what Three Minute Heroes is doing to help
This month I’m delighted to feature a guest blog on Three Minute Heroes from Elle Douglas at the Warren Project.Continue Reading
Arts and culture in NHS children’s services and how you can get involved
In this post I outline reasons to take notice of the health benefits of the arts and culture, and waysContinue Reading
Culture at a Distance: Arts for Health in Isolation
Welcome One positive of the pandemic for me is seeing the increasing recognition of the far-reaching and vital roles ofContinue Reading
Love Spreads: Three Minute Heroes comes to Greater Manchester
Three Minutes Heroes is an innovative project which integrates music and mental health in schools. Today we welcome Three MinuteContinue Reading
Supporting the arts sector to sing to health, commissioning and policy makers
We know that in children’s services, conventional interventions result in modest outcomes: around half of those who access Child andContinue Reading
Doing Things Differently: the first six months of Greater Manchester’s Arts, Culture & Mental Health Programme
In April 2019, the GM i-THRIVE team leading the transformation of children’s services in Greater Manchester established the Arts, CultureContinue Reading
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Greater Manchester’s Arts, Culture and Mental Health Programme and your local child & family services
iTHRIVE is Greater Manchester’s transformation of children’s services, based on the solution-focussed national framework for CAMHS (Child and AdolescentContinue Reading
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