creativity for wellbeing
We have had such a busy and creative autumn/ winter with lots of wellbeing projects in Cardiff, Bridgend and The Vale of Glamorgan, thanks to funding from the Arts Council of Wales Arts Health and Wellbeing programme, and The National Lottery People and Places programme. We know that being creative, connecting to people, learning and …
This week, for Mental Health Awareness Week, we have been taking some of our Ty Canna project participants outside to be inspired by nature in the Cardiff area. Our group members enjoyed getting outside in the fresh air and coming together to be social and creative in a green space, a community allotment plot in …
A new soundscape and spoken word piece made by creative young people as part of our ‘Unlocking’ National Lottery Funded project, working with Ty Canna Mental Health Outreach Service in Cardiff.
UnLocking is a National Lottery funded project by Breathe Creative working in partnership with Ty Canna Mental Health Outreach Service in Cardiff. Participants met weekly in online sessions facilitated by Katja Stiller over a period of six months from July 2021 to January 2022. Using different art forms we explored and expressed our emotions during …
The World Health Organisation recognises World Mental Health Day on 10 October every year. The theme of this year’s World Mental Health Day, set by the World Federation for Mental Health, is ‘mental health in an unequal world’. Research has shown that, since the beginning of the pandemic, some of the people struggling the most are those who were …
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