This is the second dedicated email for you as an Arts, Culture and Mental Health Ambassador and you might be curious about who we are...
Dr Kat Taylor Kat is Programme Lead for the Arts, Culture and Mental Health Programme. Kat is passionate about broadening the use of arts for health and well-being. Her role includes sharing information and expertise across Greater Manchester on the many roles of the arts in mental health, and helping to develop arts and mental health programmes using the evidence base.
This includes adding to the evidence using the GM i-THRIVE Arts and Culture evaluation framework to demonstrate impact of arts-led interventions. Working across GM and all agency workforces, to offer support around arts and cultural options and how these can be part of the i-THRIVE offer.
GM i-THRIVE team The Arts, Culture and Mental Health programme is a branch of the GM i-THRIVE programme, which uses the THRIVE Framework for system change to improve mental health outcomes for the children and young people of Greater Manchester.
Our inbox is always open, get in touch with any questions, just to say hello, or tell us all about you and your plans in your role as ambassador: gm.thrive@mft.nhs.uk or on twitter @gmithrive
Answering the question: What is Arts, Culture and Mental Health? As an ambassador, you might get asked this question a lot, so our latest video helps to explain. Dr Kat Taylor sums up: What is the programme?
How are arts and culture beneficial for mental health?
What using arts and culture might mean for you in your role
How to get involved All in (just under) 4mins!
Follow us on twitter where we'll be sharing arts culture and mental health resources, ideas and learnings all month.
Let us know about your arts-based mental health work using #gmmaking @gmithrive
