Mental Health and Arts Symposium - A Prescription for Life

“A truly person centred model has space for self-prescribing.

Creative Health is Mental health.

Art is how I express myself.

Art is anything but fluffy.

Creativity quietens my mind.”

Organisations presenting over the two days:

Child and adolescent mental health/ inpatients

• Creative: Tandem- https://createarts.org.uk/using-creativity-to-help-young-people-with-mental-health-illnesses/

• The Music works -https://themusicworks.org.uk

• VCSE - The Horsfall / 42nd Street –https://www.42ndstreet.org.uk/

Social care 

• Blue Cabin – https://wearebluecabin.com/

• Arts in the City-  https://www.yoursupportglasgow.org/directory/providerdetails/148219

Education

• Soft Touch  - https://www.soft-touch.org.uk/

Speakers include:

• NHS - Sarah Brown  National lead for Children and Young People’s mental health at NHS England)

• Darren Henley – Head of Arts Council England

• Andy Burnham – Greater Manchester Mayor

• NHS - Guy Noble Co-Chair of the National Arts in Hospital Network

• Social care - Liz Simpson (Head of Service, North West and Continuing and Aftercare Service, Glasgow )- TBC

• VCSE – Simone Spray 42nd Street CEO

• Dave Moutrey - Director of Culture and Creative Industries Manchester council

• BEE well 

• Along with many of the young people experiencing and pioneering this work and who have helped organise the event