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Responses to the All-Party Parliamentary Group report on Arts, Health and Wellbeing
In July 2017, the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Arts, Health and Wellbeing (APPGAHW) published a report outlining the case for the role of arts in health and well-being entitled, Creative Health: The Arts for Health and Wellbeing. Commissioned to improve awareness of the benefits that the arts can bring, this two year inquiry captures evidence, conversation and practice with patients, arts and cultural organisations, academics, health care professionals and policy makers, making, possibly the strongest case yet, that arts have a significant and positive impact on health and well-being.
What is particularly interesting to see is evidence captured around the impact that early arts intervention can have on well-being of children in early childhood and the whole family; and reference to the variety of ways in which music plays a role in healthcare settings for children and young people of all ages. To draw out these themes in more detail, Sound Connections commissioned Sally-Anne Donaldson from Creative Homes, one of the organisations cited, and David McKenny from Pulse Arts, to reflect and respond to the report.
Upcoming Events
Can I say that? Diversifying the music curriculum: An exploration of language, content and approach
Thursday 27 January 2022
4:30pm - 6:30pm
Strategies for change: Beyond the buzzwords
Tuesday 8 February 2022
10:00am - 12:00pm
Reconfiguring musical spaces: Making space for multiple forms of musical knowledge
Tuesday 22 March 2022
10:00am - 12:00pm
Inclusive Practice in Action - Mental health and wellbeing: How are we coping with our 'New World?'
Thursday 7 April 2022
Fundraising during challenging times
Thursday 28 April 2022
11:00am - 1:00pm
An introduction to evaluation, data analysis and report writing
Wednesday 4 May and Wednesday 11 May 2022
11:00am - 1:00pm
