Archive for the “0-18 year olds” category
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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Synapse – fresh connections in mental health
Synapse is a group of mental health service users who come together to consider alternative methods of maintaining and enhancing mental wellbeing, offering mutual support and friendship. To encourage participants in the group to explore creative ways of relaxing through arts, crafts and singing and …
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Stepping out at the Womens Activity Centre
The Women’s Activity Centre (WAC) provides a culturally sensitive environment, where women can take part in daily activity sessions, socialise with others and find out more about health and wellbeing. The stepping out project seeks to engage with women, mainly but not exclusively from the …
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Mind, music, movement
This project engages with individuals aged 14+ with a physical and/ or learning disability and their families to create a series of storytelling performances using music and movement. Working with participants, Manasamitra, a Dewsbury based arts organisation, firstly collect stories of interest to those taking part and …
Art and wellbeing sessions
A series of art and wellbeing sessions, led by mental health community development worker, Roya Pourali, have been engaging women and children from BME communities in Barnsley in artistic activity. The sessions, which were run weekly, taught 21 women and a man from nine different …
Wellbeing through waterways
This project has been developed in partnership with the charity Safe Anchor Trust (SAT). The Trust made a financial contribution which helped towards the cost of refitting two SAT canal boats that can be used by staff, service users or carers in any of the …
Labyrinth walking
A portable labyrinth has been purchased to help people who use services across the Trust. Its all-weather design means it can be used in different settings and walked by people wherever it is laid. The idea of walking a labyrinth as a therapeutic activity is …
Khidmat Project
Creative Minds has helped support phase 2 of the Khidmat Project, which the aim was to increase awareness of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in the South Asian, Black Minority Ethnic (BME) communities of North Kirklees to increase referrals into the Adult ADHD service. Mental …
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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The Artworks 1830 Gallery
A multi-purpose gallery space that will operate as a social enterprise The refurbishment of first floor former mill premises, comprising 423m² open space The gallery will be a prominent venue for local and national exhibitions, including service users’ art, education programmes and conferences/training The gallery …