Creatives provide an emotional lifeline for the public when in crisis, but they lack access to mental health care in an industry with unique challenges, writes Amanda Parker.
We know creativity aids mental health: from the music that lifts mood, through to structured art, music and movement therapies: creativity is essential part of our wellbeing.
Young people know this best. Recent Oxford University research showed young people aged 17-24 benefited significantly from engaging with art and culture – even when they were experiencing poor mental health in lockdown.
A quarter of a million children in the UK with mental health problems are waiting for help as the NHS struggles to manage surging case loads. Against a background of increasing child mental health crisis, it’s vital we don’t lose sight of those who provide a lifeline for our young: the creatives who provide the emotional outlet for all of us when we’re in crisis.
From Mercury prize winner Little Simz sharing publicly how depression affected her ability to tour, through to Ed Sheeran sharing experience of suicidal thoughts – creatives are breaking the code of silence about their own mental health wellbeing...Keep reading on Evening Standard.
We know creativity aids mental health: from the music that lifts mood, through to structured art, music and movement therapies: creativity is essential part of our wellbeing.
Young people know this best. Recent Oxford University research showed young people aged 17-24 benefited significantly from engaging with art and culture – even when they were experiencing poor mental health in lockdown.
A quarter of a million children in the UK with mental health problems are waiting for help as the NHS struggles to manage surging case loads. Against a background of increasing child mental health crisis, it’s vital we don’t lose sight of those who provide a lifeline for our young: the creatives who provide the emotional outlet for all of us when we’re in crisis.
From Mercury prize winner Little Simz sharing publicly how depression affected her ability to tour, through to Ed Sheeran sharing experience of suicidal thoughts – creatives are breaking the code of silence about their own mental health wellbeing...Keep reading on Evening Standard.