Mental Health and Wellbeing

Definition of Mental Health and Wellbeing impact, from the Achates framework the Eight Types of Impact of Culture and Heritage©: Improvements to mental health and well being through culture; this covers well being through to long term mental health conditions.

Future Arts Centre

Future Arts Centre, who support and advocate for local arts centres, celebrated the mental health & wellbeing impact of their work by highlighting several projects from their members which support a range of positive outcomes for participants.

  • Belfast Buildings Trust

    Belfast Buildings Trust celebrated the positive impact of their work on the mental health of their participants when they worked with community choirs to stage an opera about Belfast. Read more here.

  • The Bay Film Festival

    The Bay Film Festival is all about boosting mental wellbeing; they also highlighted that over 60% of adults believe that access to arts and culture significantly contributes to mental wellbeing, according to the recent ‘Arts for Us All’ report. Read more here.

  • National Centre for Writing

    National Centre for Writing held sessions for older people which improved participants’ sense of connection, community belonging, and lowered anxiety and depression. Read more here.