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Arts and Culture for Inclusion and Wellbeing Dr Marian Naidoo

Arts and Culture for Inclusion and Wellbeing Dr Marian Naidoo. National Social Inclusion Programme Inclusion in Policy and Practice NSIP was initially set up to oversee the delivery of the action plan from the Social Exclusion Unit report Mental Health and Social Exclusion (2004).

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Arts and Culture for Inclusion and Wellbeing Dr Marian Naidoo

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  1. Arts and Culture for Inclusion and Wellbeing Dr Marian Naidoo

  2. National Social Inclusion ProgrammeInclusion in Policy and Practice • NSIP was initially set up to oversee the delivery of the action plan from the Social Exclusion Unit report Mental Health and Social Exclusion (2004). • More recently: action23 of Reaching Out (2007) and PSA16 (increasing the numbers of people with mental health problems in employment and settled accommodation). • NSIP informs policy development across government departments and policy implementation at regional and local level • Developed a broad programme of work that extends beyond the traditional scope of social inclusion.

  3. National Social Inclusion ProgrammeInclusion in Policy and Practice One action point was for the DCMS and DH to give priority to undertaking research to establish the health benefits and social outcomes of participation in arts projects.Mental Health, social inclusion and arts: developing the evidence basewas commissioned in response. The study relates to participatory arts and mental health work in England with people with mental health needs aged 16 to 65.

  4. Anglia Ruskin University • University of Central Lancashire • DH • DCMS • Arts Council England • NSIP • Service User Representation

  5. A surveyof arts and mental health projects across EnglandData from 102 projects out of 230 identified. Almost all projects had attempted internal evaluation and indicated self-esteem and /or confidence as most commonly assessed outcome.Very few had assessed health or social inclusion.

  6. Mental Health, Social Inclusion and the Artsdeveloping the evidence base • Arts participation leads to positive outcomes & should be supported • People with a range of mental health needs can benefit • What works varies between participant groups • Projects need resources for evaluation • ‘Distance travelled’ outcomes matter • Not meaningful to measure medication & service use • The contribution of arts participation to ‘recovery’ is worth pursuing… Conclusions from the research

  7. Visual Arts The Wallace Collection

  8. Partnership Working • Pooled resources • Shared expertise • Working WITH people with mental health problems • Cross sector working • Written in partnership • Notts Uni, Notts PCT, Lost Artists Club

  9. Participatory Arts • Partnership with London theatres - becoming beacons in social inclusion. • Evaluation guidance for community arts practitioners. • Providing support and guidance to “sing your heart out”. • Development of networks to promote vertical integration. • Review of arts activity within health promotion at RDC level.

  10. Sing Your Heart Out • In 2008, NSIP commissioned an evaluation of the socially inclusive benefits of the workshops. Its evaluation looked at the way in which SYHO provided: • An opportunity for individuals to develop skills and resilience that support their recovery and social inclusion. A bridge to connect with socially inclusive opportunities within the local community. • A vehicle to tackle the stigma, discrimination and inequalities encountered by people who experience mental health problems.

  11. Sing Your Heart Out • A series of semi structured interviews. • Questions were predetermined and pilot was undertaken. • The interview questions were split into three different sections • Before SYHO • During SYHO and • After SYHO • Additional fourth section was applicable to SYHO organisers.

  12. Sing Your Heart Out • Each interview was filmed • Twenty three people were approached for interview. • In total 18 people agreed to be interviewed. • ｷ8 Service Users • ｷ5 Service Providers • ｷ3 Carers • ｷ2 members of one other Choir • Two people declined to be interviewed and three people were not available during the two interview periods

  13. Sing Your Heart Out The evaluation established significant evidence that SYHO has provided an opportunity for individuals to develop a range of singing and choral skills. These skills, together with a supportive environment have encouraged the development of varying degrees of interpersonal skills. Social interaction has enabled a sense of inclusion and impacted positively on the recovery of those involved.

  14. Legacy Document - March 2009 VISION Arts, cultural engagement and community participation are fundamental to the development of socially inclusive society. People with mental health problems should have access to the same diverse range of arts and cultural activity as others in the places where they live.

  15. The role that arts and culture play in improving wellbeing, health outcomes and personal identity is recognised and resourced. • Community and large-scale arts organisations will work with and alongside people with mental health problems, to understand how to remove barriers, be accessible and reduce stigma. • The use of arts and culture raises awareness of mental health problems and supports the challenge against stigma and discrimination.

  16. Epidauros - C4th BC

  17. People gathered to honour Asklipios the god of medicine and to cleanse their souls with the therapeutic waters and with Theatre

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