...Tony Gillam Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore how participation in creative arts activity can enhance public mental health and wellbeing. It is informed by both the author’s clinical practice with service users and carers and by research. Design/methodology/approach The approach...

...-traditional approach”, “Promoting a holistic approach” and “Developing creativity and sense of empowerment to promote mental health and well-being”. The findings suggest that using the model enabled participants to engage with clients in meaningful ways that in turn developed their self-confidence in helping...

... of the links between creative practices and mental health. Start: a creative approach to mental health care Start Manchester is an arts-based, face-to-face mental health service within the emergent field of arts in mental health.This article describes its work and demonstrates how it uses art in a health...