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ARTS FOR MENTAL HEALTH 
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We are a non-profit association that provides individuals interested in both arts and mental health the opportunity to explore, experience, and learn together.

 

We offer a diverse range of activities. Our current activities include art workshops, talks (by academics and professional artists), community-based art programmes and psychoeducation via informative articles, research summary updates and volunteering opportunities. 

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Feature - Booklet 
UCL EDUCATION AWARDs 2023

The "Acing Mental Health Through Art" project funded by UCL ChangeMakers has been featured in the UCL Education Awards 2023 Booklet.

 

"In 2023, ARTSMH was further supported by the UCL ChangeMakers Continuation Fund to:

1) Sustain the good work and

2) Widen student engagement beyond the Institute of Education ... " Click to read more 

 

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Outreach Programme 
ARTSMH x outward
via UCL SU Volunteering Service 

This program is a collaborative effort between Outward and ARTSMH, facilitated by the UCL SU Volunteering Service. Over the course of two months, we offered a series of engaging art workshops (digital art & painting), psychoeducation and cyber safety education. Click to find out more about Outward. Don't hesitate to get in touch if you're interested in collaborating with us! 

Click the button below to see our programme highlight. 

 

Talking During Recess

Research Paper Recommendation 

Depression and Trauma: How Art Therapy can be combined with Play and Talking Therapies 
- Jaimie Leung

Discussion primarily based on Woollett et al., (2020) - Trauma-informed art and play therapy: Pilot study outcomes for children and mothers in domestic violence shelters in the United States and South Africa 

Intimate Partner Violence (IPV), physical or sexual abuse by a romantic partner, has been shown to affect around 30% of women globally (Garcia-Moreno et al., 2006). A multitude of studies have shown IPV has harmful social, psychological and health consequences for both women and their children (Woollett et al., 2020). Often, living in a household with IPV can increase internalising and externalising problems along with mental health struggles....[click button below to read more] 

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Student Article  
Could Museums Improve Young People’s Wellbeing
Insights from a workshop

Do you love visiting museums? I really do! I believe they are the perfect place to endure cold, dark and long winter days. You can tour around the galleries for hours, make some sketches and potentially even touch some historical objects. Furthermore, museums can widen your horizons as you can learn so many things. However, as a psychology geek and a young adult, museums interest me from another perspective. I am curious about the potential of museums in improving young people’s mental health and wellbeing. 

 

In the context of arts and health research, engagement with arts is categorized into five domains: performing arts (e.g., music, dance); visual arts (e.g., sculpture, painting); literature (e.g., writing, reading); culture (e.g., visiting museums, going to festivals); and digital arts (e.g., filmmaking) (Fancourt & Finn, 2019)...

 

Volunteers

Volunteering Recommendation 
visit the volunteering webpage to learn more about the roles

1. The National Autistic Society

2.​ Sister circle

3. Bookmark Reading Charity

4. Support Group Co-facilitator Bipolar UK

5. St Marylebone Parish Church Changing Lives Project --
Green Fingers Volunteer

 

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ART EVENT
Greet & Draw 
PAST EVENT

Marking the start of the academic year 2023-24, this workshop provided an opportunity for students to meet new friends and be creative. 

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ART EVENT
Plate Decoration

PAST EVENT

Marking the end of term 2, this workshop provided an opportunity for participants to destress, relax and have some fun by decorating their own plate using sharpies. 

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TALK - Dr. Nina Polytimou
"Sing for me mama: Musical interactions and their impact on language and socio-emotional development"
PAST EVENT

Dr Politimou focused on two main areas in this talk: 

the relationship between music and language the relationship between music and social-emotional development... read more 

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ART EVENT
CLAY WORKSHOP


PAST EVENT

During the workshop, students explored their emotions via clay as a medium. Click to view our event highlight 

2022 Completed Events/ workshop

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Completed CONFERENCE & exhibitions

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PARTNERS 

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