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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 …
Picture framing service
The framing workshop is part of the CISS vocational services in Calderdale. It offers training in creative and practical skills, assessment and support toward work-readiness while providing opportunities for an affordable and imaginative way of displaying work produced by service users. Emphasis is placed on …
Museum Minded
The project offers people the opportunity to explore how museums can be used to improve and maintain wellbeing. The project focuses on Bankfield Museum in Halifax and creative workshops take place using museum collections to help participants explore ways to improve their wellbeing in a …
Pedal Power
To enable occupational therapists to offer a wider range of therapeutic activities to help service user recovery a new mountain biking group has been set up. To be able to facilitate the cycling sessions in a safe and meaningful way occupational therapists from the ward …
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 …
GupShup community art project
Women from the South Asian community in Calderdale have been taking part in art sessions as part of their Gup Shup community group, which is facilitated by the Calderdale Council’s Neighbourhood Schemes Team. Gup Shup helps Asian women take part in healthy, meaningful activities to …
Caring Garden
The idea for the Caring Garden came from Krafty Koffee, which is a prototype of the Change Lab. The prototype aimed to link people in the community service users and carers with creative approaches to improve health and wellbeing. As a result, a steering group …
Carers Garden ‘Nature’s Gym’
The Carers Garden, also know as “Natures Gym”, is a space where people experiencing mental health problems can assess a garden to receive positive social support. Many people accessing the project are carers and service users who need help developing social interaction. The garden acts …
Canals Connect
Canals Connect was a three month project run by Faceless in Castleford, Knottingley and Pontefract. The project was made up of 18 creative workshops for people who use local Trust services. The company used silk painting as a method to look at how we view …
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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