News News Archive 2010 4th annual Scottish Mental Health Arts and Film Festival
4th annual Scottish Mental Health Arts and Film Festival |
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| Monday, 20 September 2010 |
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October 1st marks the official start of the 4th annual Scottish Mental Health Arts and Film Festival. There are nearly 200 arts events taking place across Scotland as part of this years festival, featuring concerts, plays, contemporary dance, author events, workshops, exhibitions and film screenings with the aim of raising awareness and exploring mental health through creative mediums and the arts.  This year's Festival runs until October 24th and focuses on childhood and memory. Events are taking place across the country in Edinburgh and Lothian, Lanarkshire, Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Highlands, East Renfrewshire, Inverclyde, Forth Valley, Ayrshire and Arran, Perth and Aberdeen. A number of musicians, writers and artists have put their name behind the festival, collaborating and creating new work to help challenge attitudes towards mental health through the arts. Arts organisations and venues are working together with activists, community groups and people who have experienced mental health problems to create great arts events. Costs are kept low and are, in many cases, free so that no-one is excluded. For more information visit the festival website or you can download the programme here. |
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| Black women, recovery and resilience |
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| What mental health practitioners talk about, when they talk about SRI 2 |
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