creative minds
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Background & Key Themes
Listening to People: deliver activities they wantMission and ValuesBroad definition of Creativity Passion and Soul: Restoring hope, meaning and purpose Partnerships and Match FundingNon-medical Non-Judgemental Pro warmth & compassionCoproduction, Peer support and Peer led projectsSocial Movement- People got behind it!
The communities we serve
The services we provide
Secondary Mental Health services including those for Children and Young People, Adults and Older People Community Services including District Nurses & Intermediate Care Specialist Nursing services such as Health Visitors, Palliative CareHealth and Wellbeing services (promotion and prevention)Mental Health Specialist Secure Services
We have:•4,700 staff•A budget of £230 million
How people used to find their soul food
Our communities have a long and rich history of using arts, sport and other leisure activities to enhance their lives. Pictures of Miners Welfare, Allotments, Brass Bands etc.
Talking, Listening and co-production
- Continued desire from service users and carers to be able to use more creative approaches to support their wellbeing
- Workshops held across the Trust to service users/carers, staff and community partners together to co-produce the strategy
- Creativity is a Universal language- Passion and Soul
Involving People
Workshops- What service users said
“Positive sense of achievement, increased self-esteem and independence, confidence and empowerment.”
“Development of new skills and abilities and opportunities perform or exhibit achievements to the wider public.”
“ Structured activity that offers purpose, meaning and routine and a diversion from problems.”
Involving People
Workshops- what staff said “Creative approaches are an effective way of engaging with people, especially where more traditional methods of engagement fail, and routinely as an exemplar of a holistic, user-centred approach.”
“It produces good outcomes for service users, with measurable benefits in self-esteem, self-expression, social inclusion, vocational skills and personal resilience.”
Our Mission
“Enabling people to reach their potential and live well in their community.”
So, what is Creative Minds?
A Philosophy….“ If You give a man a fish he will eat that day. If you give a man a rod and teach him how to fish he will eat for the rest of his life” “If you help a person to find their passion it can help them maintain their mental health and wellbeing for life.” Creative Minds
Mechanism to support what people want to doLife affirmingReflective of the person inside Restoring hope, meaning and purpose
Broad definition of Creativity
In order to reflect our community we used a broad definition of creativity that includes arts, music, drama, photography, sports, crafts and other leisure activities.
We wanted to rediscover the inherent creativity in our communities but reflect that it is now more diverse (attitude, religion, social class, expectation ……..)
Creative Minds Magazine
Creative Partners
•Enables match funding and collaborative working with community organisations•Supporting community development•Extends current care pathways•Coproduction, peer support and Service user led projects•Sustainability
. Social Movement- People got behind it!
“ Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.”(Margaret Mead)
Creative Partners
…..Artists in Mind-Sculpture project….Hoot-Breathing space………..Stargazing project….Hepworth Gallery.. Artworks…S2R..Action Space Mobile-live Arts Cafe…The Caring Garden.. BPL.. ……..Yorkshire Sculpture Park….Safe Anchor Trust…Arthouse……..Good mood Football league…..BME Arts and Crafts Project……. ...Bankfield Museum …Phoenix FM……Verd de Gris… Faceless… Manasimatra…Yew Tree Theatre Group…One to One- Film Making97 Internal and External Projects
Benefits
Reduced Stigma & altered perception of services
Tackling social exclusionRaising aspirations & helping develop feelings of pride
Prevention & Early InterventionMore Personalised Care
Changed how we engage with people & communitiesPromotes Innovation
Multi-Agency WorkingStrengthening Transition
Individual & Community resilienceValue For Money
Measuring
EvidenceSocial Value
Social Capital Social Return on Investment
Value for money in environment of reduced resources
What have we achieved ?
•Increased participation in creative activities for people who use our services.
•Developed quality creative practice and approaches within the organisation.
•Increased inter-agency partnerships to bring in more funding for creativity and wellbeing.
•Developed a genuine social movement that people can relate to and have ownership of.
• Developing a research/evidence base regarding creative approaches in relation to health and wellbeing.
A National Charter for Arts, Health and Wellbeing
“Creative arts help make sense of our human condition, making room for the heart and soul to be heard. They encourage active engagement with the world around us, help people to keep learning, connect with each other and contribute to their communities.”Developing National Standards for Cultural Prescribing.
Where next?
• Adapting mechanism for spiritual minds • Linking physical health & mental health• Building link across partnerships for whole of health
and social care• Stronger evidence • Personal journeys – sharing common experience as
we create together
We need to ensure that humanity and compassion is at the heart of healthcare.
“The ultimate aim should be to generate compassionate environments in which patient and practitioner alike are encouraged to engage for mutual benefit. Patients should not have to be treated amid management-dominated cultures that lead to compassion fatigue and moral slide.”(Professor Paul Crawford 2013) Through Creative Minds we play in the same football team, paint in the same art class and therefore develop different relationships
Health Service Journal Award
Contact Us
Web: Creativemindsuk.com
E-mail: [email protected]: @allofusinmind #cretiveminds
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