Archive for the “Digital” category
Music and photography
This project gives service users on Trinity 1, a specialist mental health unit, the chance to take part in photography and creating music. The project aims to encourage the creativity and talent of service users by giving them the opportunity to take part in a …
Happy places
Happy Places is a community group, for people using older people’s mental health services in Wakefield that was developed to encourage them to relate and share their life stories, utilising local community history. The groups are run within the community by Rosanna Ward and John …
Vivify: people, landscape, sculpture
A series of hands on, interactive arts workshops inspired by the art and landscape of the Yorkshire Sculpture Park (YSP) focus upon community engagement for older people with mental health difficulties. Participants are encouraged to engage with a wide range of materials including clay, plaster, wood and …
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The Art Shop – Packhorse Gallery
The Art shop, situated in the Packhorse shopping centre in Huddersfield, has been established to give local people and those who have experienced mental health problems the opportunity to showcase their creative pieces of art. The shop is run by volunteers from Support 2 Recovery, …
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Creative exchange digital media project
The digital media project, ‘Creative exchange’, enables staff to use digital technology to engage service users in therapeutic activity in community services and inpatient wards. The project aims to introduce the use of digital media equipment at the Trust in a creative and accessible way, …
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Creative Social Enterprise Initiative
The project supports the development of six new user-led creative enterprises for people with mental health needs and older people in Kirklees: a graphic design based social enterprise an arts cafe a guitar orchestra a “digital village” for collaborative digital arts development two new choirs …
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Phoenix Radio
Phoenix Radio runs radio based workshops enabling participants to explore new forms of expression and learn new skills, develop better communication skills and build their confidence whilst becoming involved in a community radio station. The workshops can lead to the creation of broadcast ready material …
Young People’s Advisory Group film project
Working alongside the media production company, One to One Development Trust, the CAMHS Young People’s Advisory Group (CYPAG) has produced a DVD. One to One Development Trust facilitated the 6 month project working with the group of young people who use the CAMHS service to …
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Photography project
Opportunity for service users to become involved in a rolling programme of photography projects, taking seasonal photographs which will be then be made into collages. The aim of the project is to allow service users the opportunity to develop a variety of skills, including computer, photography, editing, …