Art in Mind: implementation of a community arts initiative to promote mental health
Abstract
The arts and health agenda has experienced considerable expansion in the UK in recent years, against a backdrop of increasing social inequality and rising incidence of mental health problems. This paper explores the role of community arts in combating social and mental health inequalities as exemplified by one particular project, Art in Mind, in Nottingham, which is funded by England's New Deal for Communities programme and is designed to promote mental health. In describing Art in Mind's conceptualisation and implementation, attention is given to the importance of developing community networks that are designed to build social capital for participating groups and individuals, in order to combat health and social inequalities.
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Citation
Stickley, T. and Duncan, K. (2007), "Art in Mind: implementation of a community arts initiative to promote mental health", Journal of Public Mental Health, Vol. 6 No. 4, pp. 24-32. https://doi.org/10.1108/17465729200700025
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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