UK Timeline 2014
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Singing for Health: Tips and Tactics – A practical guide to running a singing for health choir
A practical guide to running a singing for health choir produced by the Sidney De Haan Research Centre for Arts and Health.
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The Haringey lullabies project: Music enhancing health and education outcomes in an early years setting
An evaluation report of a ‘songs for family and child wellbeing’ project in three children’s centres in London.
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Cultural value and social capital: Investigating social capital, health and wellbeing impacts in three coastal towns undergoing culture-led regeneration
Report outlining the processes and findings of an investigation into the value of cultural practices in engendering social capital and health and wellbeing in three coastal towns undergoing culture-led regeneration.
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EDNA: Energise Dance Nourish Art
Pilot project to evaluate the benefits to health and wellbeing of dance and arts activities that were stimulating and developed for and with older people in Medway and Gravesend, Kent.
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Moving Well: A Prosper Adventure Project
This report gives an outline of the Moving Well Adventure, a multi-agency collaborative initiative funded by the Arts Council England through Canterbury Festival’s Prosper: Out of the Storm initiative designed and produced by The Map Consortium and Workers of Art.
The process at the core of the Adventure pr...
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Let the Dance Begin: a Creative Community Well Being Partnership Project
The ‘Let the Dance Begin’ project collaboration between two Northern Ireland based charities was a six-week pilot project which aimed to locate creativity at the heart of Strabane’s education, health and busin...
Evaluation of Breath Cycle: Scottish Opera and Gartnavel General Hospital Cystic Fibrosis Service
The Breath Cycle study is a joint project between Scottish Opera Education and Gartnavel General Hospital Cystic Fibrosis Service (NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde) that explores the impact of a 12 week singing-based project on the psychological wellbeing and musical identity of people with cystic fibrosis (CF). Result...
Evaluating Sistema Scotland: A narrative synthesis of evidence relating to the impact of arts and community-based arts interventions on health, wellbeing and educational attainment
A narrative synthesis of evidence of the findings from the three systematic reviews to inform Sistema Scotland’s work using music to help children from disadvantaged backgrounds gain social benefits by playing in a symphony orchestra.
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The value of the arts in therapeutic and clinical interventions: A critical review of the literature
This report presents an updated critical review of literature on the value of the arts in clinical and therapeutic interventions.
The power of songs: An evaluation of Plymouth Music Zone’s ‘Keep singing, keepsake’ project
An evaluation of a Plymouth Music Zone project with older people in residential and community settings aimed to strengthen social ties, reduce loneliness, improve emotional wellbeing and promoting intergenerational performance.
Feeling their way: Women and children using music to navigate transitions from domestic violence
An evaluation of the effectiveness of Plymouth’s Music Zone’s ‘Music for a Change Project’ for families experiencing domestic violence.
Quantifying the social impacts of culture and sport
A DCMS report to identify the impacts of culture and sport engagement on individuals’ wellbeing; and to estimate monetary values for those wellbeing impacts using the ‘wellbeing valuation approach’.
Cultural attendance and public mental health: Evaluation of pilot programme 2012-2014
A report on a pilot project with health trainers in Manchester, arguing that enriching health trainers skills base through cultural and sporting events could enhance wellbeing.
Art form and specialist area policy 2013-2018
A brief paper identifying the funding objectives of a five-year plan for an Arts & Health policy for the Arts Council of Northern Ireland.
Asking the way: Directions and misdirections in arts in health
Personal thoughts on the direction of arts in health, reflecting on issues within evidence building and policy development.
The value of arts and culture to people and society: An evidence review
This evidence review by Arts Council England is an important stage in making ‘the holistic case’ for arts and culture – it covers the key areas of the Economy; Health and Wellbeing; Society; Education and Evidence gaps.
Wellbeing in four policy areas
This report is result of a year-long All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) inquiry exploring how wellbeing evidence can be translated into policy in four diverse areas: labour markets, planning and transport, mindfulness in health and education, and arts and culture.
Developing a Foundation for Quality Guidance for arts organisations and artists in Scotland working in participatory settings
A study commissioned by Creative Scotland, aimed to provide a foundation for a quality framework for the participatory arts in Scotland, to aid staff within Creative Scotland and the sector for funding this work or planning organisational developments.
