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Arts, creativity and mental health initiative: report on the findings of four arts therapies trial services 2003-2005
- Authors:
- WILSON Cathy, GOLDIE Isabella
- Publisher:
- Mental Health Foundation
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 27p.
- Place of publication:
- Glasgow
This report aims to highlight arts therapies as a holistic approach to mental health service provision, which builds on the inherent strengths of individuals and acknowledges their inner resources. The report outlines the potential for arts therapies to work within and alongside communities, to develop an accessible and meaningful service response. The report summarises four arts therapies trial service (and their evaluations), which came about as a result of a proposal commissioned by the Mental Health Foundation working in association with the Scottish Arts Therapies Forum, Centre for Arts and Humanities in Health and Medicine and others. The trial services described in the report are: the Islay and Jura Art Therapy Service, Mid-Argyll Community Mental Health Team Art Therapy, Midlothian Art Therapy Services, and Dramatherapy Autistic Spectrum, Portree High School. Recommendations are outlined.
Arts, creativity and mental health initiative: participatory arts self evaluation approach project report (2007)
- Author:
- GOLDIE Isabella
- Publisher:
- Mental Health Foundation
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 45p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The Mental Health Foundation, with support from the National Programme, commissioned a report into the findings of four trial arts therapies services that operated in community settings across Scotland between 2003-2005. The importance of creative and valued activity in improving and promoting mental wellbeing has been well documented. This report presents findings to support this and help push the arts based intervention agenda forwards.
A review of mental health services in Scotland: perspectives and experiences of service users, carers and professionals
- Authors:
- GOLDIE Isabella, et al
- Publisher:
- Mental Health Foundation
- Publication year:
- 2016
- Pagination:
- 118
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
This review examines the experiences of people using mental health services, families and carers, practitioners, commissioners and stakeholders. In total the review took evidence from 384 participants with over half of the participants having a lived experience of using mental health services. The overall findings indicate that the general direction of mental health services over the last ten years has been positive, with an appreciation that there has been change for the better. There continue to be challenges but respondents provided an extensive range of examples of where they felt progress had been made. These include: advocacy services; dementia diagnosis; crisis services; early intervention for psychosis; specialist trauma services; support for veterans; support for early years including mother and baby units; access to psychological therapies; access to peer support; stigma and discrimination; suicide prevention; involvement and engagement with those who use services and who care for them; embedding of the recovery model into service delivery; more focus in policy and practice on mental health inequalities. (Edited publisher abstract)