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Twelve Good Reasons to Join an Arts and Wellbeing Group
- Promotes relaxation, enjoyment, inner calm.
- Enables personal and emotional expression in safe and creative ways
- Increases social contact and inclusion
- Increases motivation and energy for living
- Strengthens self esteem and confidence
- Develops self awareness and understanding
- Offers a meaningful, purposeful, socially valued activity
- Enhances coping skills and resilience
- Develops artistic/creative skills and interests
- Encourages self re-definition towards a more positive identity
- Engenders a sense of hopefulness
- Makes creative (whole brain) thinking available for living
Evidence based outcomes identified in studies of community arts and mental health projects. ( see The Case for Arts and Mental Health published on this site)
