Derbyshire Arts, Health and Mental Wellbeing Group
has been established to deliver the initial programme of work will implement the agreed actions and undertake additional work to establish a sustainable and strategic development framework for the arts, mental health and wellbeing in Derbyshire.
Vision:
To make participation in Arts equally accessible to all mental health service users / people with mental health problems both diagnosed and undiagnosed.
Purpose:
To increase the numbers of mental health users or people with mental health problems and others as appropriate who are regularly participating in arts and creative activity - with a particular emphasis on equality, encouraging those groups and communities who are less likely or less able to participate.
Strategic aims:
To develop and agree an arts, mental health and wellbeing strategy.
To develop a shared action plan to improve mental health and wellbeing through the arts and meets the need of the communities of Derbyshire and supports the achievement of the Derbyshire Mental Health Strategy and the aims of Derbyshire Arts Partnership.
To work in partnership to bring in more funding for Arts, Mental Health and Wellbeing directed towards agreed priorities.
To understand the evidence base and support and develop projects that meet need.
To champion the role of the arts in promoting mental health and wellbeing at strategic level, and embed this in key strategy and policy documents.
To explore the potential for how the PCT and Adult Social Services can support Arts, Mental Health and Wellbeing activity through commissioning, procurement processes and funding/development of projects and activity.
To raise the profile of Arts, Mental Health and Wellbeing within all partner organisations and the wider community.
To share information, knowledge, good practice and skills between those involved in arts and mental health across the County and avoid duplication and wastage.
To ensure projects are implemented, monitored and evaluated.
Arts and Health Network
The first meeting of the Derbyshire Arts and Health Network was held in January 2010. The event focussed on the benefits and possibilities around the arts and mental health. The network also operate a newsletter. For more information see the Arts and Health in Derbyshire section of this minisite.
A practical guide to the arts in a health context
We have produced a downloadable pdf leaflet explaining clearly the benefits of taking part in arts activity on mental and physical health and wellbeing, some suggestions of different types of activity, and how people can access it, at any stage of health and on any budget, across Derbyshire.
Arts, Health and Wellbeing Evaluation Development
The final summary report dated 21st April, 2010 is available here: Arts, Health & Wellbeing
Vision:
To make participation in Arts equally accessible to all mental health service users / people with mental health problems both diagnosed and undiagnosed.
Purpose:
To increase the numbers of mental health users or people with mental health problems and others as appropriate who are regularly participating in arts and creative activity - with a particular emphasis on equality, encouraging those groups and communities who are less likely or less able to participate.
Strategic aims:
To develop and agree an arts, mental health and wellbeing strategy.
To develop a shared action plan to improve mental health and wellbeing through the arts and meets the need of the communities of Derbyshire and supports the achievement of the Derbyshire Mental Health Strategy and the aims of Derbyshire Arts Partnership.
To work in partnership to bring in more funding for Arts, Mental Health and Wellbeing directed towards agreed priorities.
To understand the evidence base and support and develop projects that meet need.
To champion the role of the arts in promoting mental health and wellbeing at strategic level, and embed this in key strategy and policy documents.
To explore the potential for how the PCT and Adult Social Services can support Arts, Mental Health and Wellbeing activity through commissioning, procurement processes and funding/development of projects and activity.
To raise the profile of Arts, Mental Health and Wellbeing within all partner organisations and the wider community.
To share information, knowledge, good practice and skills between those involved in arts and mental health across the County and avoid duplication and wastage.
To ensure projects are implemented, monitored and evaluated.
Arts and Health Network
The first meeting of the Derbyshire Arts and Health Network was held in January 2010. The event focussed on the benefits and possibilities around the arts and mental health. The network also operate a newsletter. For more information see the Arts and Health in Derbyshire section of this minisite.
A practical guide to the arts in a health context
We have produced a downloadable pdf leaflet explaining clearly the benefits of taking part in arts activity on mental and physical health and wellbeing, some suggestions of different types of activity, and how people can access it, at any stage of health and on any budget, across Derbyshire.
Arts, Health and Wellbeing Evaluation Development
The final summary report dated 21st April, 2010 is available here: Arts, Health & Wellbeing