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With art in mind
- Authors:
- STICKLEY Theo, LEIGHTON Paul
- Journal article citation:
- A Life in the Day, 11(4), November 2007, pp.22-24.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Based in a deprived inner city area in Nottingham, Art in Mind aims to improve individual health and well-being and to raise mental health awareness by encouraging self-expression though the arts and participation in community activities. This article looks at the initiative and discusses the power of the arts to change minds and lives.
Pathways in health and well-being
- Author:
- WILTSHIRE Kim
- Journal article citation:
- A Life in the Day, 11(1), February 2007, pp.9-11.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
The author describes how Pathways, a Manchester-based three-year arts programme, helped people overcome challenges of living with mental ill health.
A reading group in acute mental health care
- Author:
- McLAUGHLIN Sue
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 30.10.12, 2012, pp.14-15.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
Training provided by The Reader Organisation enabled Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust to run reading groups for people in acute inpatient mental health wards. A five-week pilot project provided an opportunity for patients to spend some time of the wards to enjoy reading together. The group offered a therapeutic space and a valuable opportunity for engagement and self-expression. The programme also provides a model that builds partnership between library services, the health sector and the voluntary sector.
The arts, well-being and society
- Authors:
- OLIVER James, MURRAY Paul
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Public Mental Health, 6(4), December 2007, pp.6-11.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
In this editorial the authors question the attempt to impose scientific measures of outcome on arts participation, and asking if we should not, instead, regard access to opportunities for creative expression as a legal right and moral duty owing to those whom we, as a society, have excluded from the mainstream through incarceration of labelling.
Welcome inn
- Author:
- BAKER Sharon
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Today, June 2007, pp.12-13.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
The author describes the opening of a pub in a residential home for older people with mental health needs. It was part of a larger project which consisted of a series of artist led-workshops with residents to create art work; sourcing and purchasing brewery memorabilia for display in the pub, and constructing the pub itself. It has now transformed a previously unused seating area into a valuable resource.
The role of the arts and culture in social care. Policy briefing
- Authors:
- SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE, ALL-PARTY PARLIAMENTARY GROUP ON ARTS, HEALTH AND WELLBEING
- Publisher:
- All-Party Parliamentary Group on Arts, Health and Wellbeing
- Publication year:
- 2017
- Pagination:
- 2
- Place of publication:
- London
Drawing on some of the findings from the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Arts, Health and Wellbeing Inquiry into the role of the arts in health and wellbeing, this briefing sets out some of the ways in which the arts and culture can help in social care. It looks at the potential of the arts to: build skills and confidence in young people in care, support healthy ageing, tackle loneliness, improve the wellbeing in residents of care homes and improve mental health. (Edited publisher abstract)
Bring on the health economists: time for a rigorous evaluation of senior participative arts
- Author:
- CHAPWELL Clair
- Journal article citation:
- Working with Older People, 18(1), 2014, pp.4-9.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Purpose: As our elderly population increases, scheduled to rise by 61 per cent in the next 20 years, a national panic has set in about what to do. Antidepressant use is on the rise, and the figures for loneliness and depression skyrocketing. So far, so normal and so very disheartening. The purpose of this paper is to make a radical plea to change our thinking about how the lives of our senior citizens are lived: bring on the health economists, and let us put some serious funding into studying the effects of participative arts on the lives of older people. Design/methodology/approach: This year the author was awarded a Winston Churchill Fellowship to study participative arts for older people in the USA. The author interviewed Professor Julene Johnson of University of California San Francisco, about “Community of Voices” an ambitious, well-funded five year programme which is launching 12 one-year choirs with low income, non-singers, after which findings will be rigorously tested. Findings: In the USA, proper evaluation of participative arts is being taken seriously as a means of whittling down massive Medicare costs. There is evaluation going on in the UK, but much of it is flawed, usually down to cost. Evaluations generally consist of questionnaires filled in by participants. Findings centre around the psychological arena, rather than physical aspects (balance, hospital visits). Originality/value: It is imperative that one starts thinking about participative arts for seniors in a scientific and serious way. The alternative – roomfuls of elders on antidepressants (the UK's antidepressant use was up 23 per cent between 2010 and 2011) does not bear thinking about (Publisher abstract)
Creative health: the arts for health and wellbeing
- Author:
- ALL-PARTY PARLIAMENTARY GROUP ON ARTS, HEALTH AND WELLBEING
- Publisher:
- All-Party Parliamentary Group on Arts, Health and Wellbeing
- Publication year:
- 2017
- Pagination:
- 195
- Place of publication:
- London
The Inquiry report of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Arts, Health and Wellbeing, which looks at the benefits the arts can bring to health and wellbeing and current engagement with the arts in health and social care. It draws on the findings of research, examples from practice and series of round table discussions attended by over 300 people, including service users and practitioners working in the arts, health and social care. The report looks at the state of evidence concerning the impacts of the arts on health and wellbeing and where its place in the current policy, commissioning and funding landscape. It also highlights the role of arts in physical and community environments and the benefits of including the arts in health-creating strategies at local and city-region level. The report then reviews recent research and examples of practice throughout the life course, covering: childhood, adolescences and young adults; working age adults; older people; and end of life. From the examples and evidence of the beneficial impact the arts can have for health and wellbeing, the report has three key messages: that the arts can help keep people well and aid recovery, can help meet major challenges facing health and social care; and can help save money in the health service and social care. It makes ten recommendations to support the improvement of practice, research and funding of the arts for health and wellbeing. (Edited publisher abstract)
Introduction to the research on: the impact and effectiveness of meaningful activity for people with mental health problems
- Authors:
- HARFLETT Naomi, JENNINGS Yasmin, LINSKY Kate
- Publisher:
- National Development Team for Inclusion
- Publication year:
- 2017
- Pagination:
- 20
- Place of publication:
- Bristol
This short scoping review identifies research on the impact and effectiveness of meaningful activity for people with mental health problems. Due to the lack of consensus on what is meant by the terms ‘meaningful activity’ or ‘meaning activity’, the review focused on different activities, such as unpaid work and volunteering, horticulture, woodwork, arts and music, physical exercise and leisure. Searches were on a range of databases, including Social Care Online, and organisational websites for UK based research published from 2000. The review provides an overview of the quantity and quality of the research and a table summarising the 33 studies reviewed and their key findings. It also provides a summary of areas identified for future research. The review found that in the vast majority of the studies found people experience positive outcomes from participating in meaningful activity or occupation. These included: a sense of purpose or meaning to life, a structure or routine to the day, acquisition of skills, a sense of identity, social interaction and increased social networks, improved wellbeing, access to employment or education, improved confidence and improved self-esteem. However it notes that due to the high proportion of small-scale qualitative research studies, positive outcomes may be overstated. It also found no conclusive evidence to show that volunteering resulted in positive outcomes for people with mental health problems. (Edited publisher abstract)
CoolTan Arts: enhancing well-being through the power of creativity
- Author:
- KIRRMANN Kathryn
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health and Social Inclusion, 14(2), May 2010, pp.12-16.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
CoolTan Arts, is a South London, user-led, charitable, arts and mental health organisation established in 1990, which enhances adult mental health, by using inherent creativity to produce art work, and integrates those with mental health problems with those who work or volunteer at CoolTan Arts, or who come to the art gallery or attend public events such as fashion shows and poetry readings. Daily workshops in visual arts, drawing, batik, fashion, video editing, filming, playwriting, poetry, web design, podcasting, ICT, photography and sculpture, allow patients to start being productive and valued by friends, family and society as artists. Sections entitled ‘promoting recovery’, ‘social inclusion’, ‘challenging stigma’, ‘the Largactyl shuffle’, and ‘new projects and future challenges’, are punctuated with artist’s quotes and illustrations of their work. Empowered to become advocates helping to reduce mental health stigma, participants often go on to teach workshops or gain employment in the community, says the author, CEO of CoolTan Arts, whose own life has been transformed by the organisation. ‘The Largactyl Shuffle’ is a monthly, cultural walk from Maudsley Hospital to Tate Modern, named after the antipsychotic drug, whose side effects can cause a shuffling gait, which purposely draws attention to the link between exercise, environment and good mental health and has a planned role in the 2012 Olympics and Paralympics.