Award for Civic Arts Organisations 2023 recipients announced

Presented by Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation in partnership with King’s, 3 recipients were awarded in recognition of their work transforming their local communities' health and wellbeing through art and co-creation.

Beauty salons to work with King’s researchers to promote breast cancer awareness

Read more about the BELONG study, a salon-focused health promotion initiative to positively impact the lives of women in South and West London, designed by researchers at King’s in collaboration with hairdressers, clients and healthcare professionals.

FLEXchange: Incorporating Arts into Students' Learning at University

In this blog post, Amina Begum writes on FLEXchange, a two-day workshop for King’s academics, prospective and new students on the development of a new interdisciplinary curriculum integrating arts, health and humanities at King’s.

Co-creating new treatments to support autistic young people

Read more about work by Dr Matthew Hollocks and team at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience to co-create a brand-new treatment with autistic young people and their families, based on Behavioural Activation (BA), a treatment focusing on the link between activity and mood. 

King’s supports south London school to launch mental health space

During Children’s Mental Health Week, Newlands Academy celebrated the official opening of their new Be Well Hub. This was part of a wider King’s partnership with South London Listens (SLL) and Citizens UK to set up Be Well Hubs across local schools in Southwark and Lambeth.

New centre examines the relationship between techonology and the body

Launched as part of the new Digital Futures Institute at King’s, research at the Centre for Technology and the Body will explore the significance of technologies and how they impact on the ways we live, look, and experience the world around us.

National Creative Health Survey 

This survey from the Culture, Health and Wellbeing Alliance is for everyone who is involved in doing, commissioning or supporting creative health work in the UK. Please complete by 6 April 2023 - and share the link to the survey with your networks!

Take your seat on a buddi bench

buddi bench focuses on creative responses to human distress, by offering beautifully made benches in local parks & pavements all over the UK. Online, they offer blogs, vlogs, podcasts, art & more.

The arts in public health policy: progress and opportunities

Research published in The Lancet explores global progress towards realizing the potential of the arts for public health. The study presents examples of arts and health policy development selected from a scoping review of 172 global policy documents.

Vision Paper: Culture, Health and Wellbeing

The Centre for Cultural Value explores the value and impact of culture in relation to health and wellbeing in this paper. Their findings suggest several ways strategic investments in culture, health and wellbeing research could support the roll-out and scale-up of successful interventions.

The Impact of Arts and Cultural Engagement on Population Health

A new summary report by researchers at University College London links participating in arts and culture to longer, healthier lives.

Examining dance for health research studies for older adults

A cross-institutional paper examines program properties and outcome evaluations in dance for health research studies for older people.

Collaborations III: Artists & Social Prescribing (in person)

Thursday 13 April 2023 - 15:00-18:00

The Arts and Health Hub and the Southbank Centre present their next event focusing on the theme of collaborations. This event focuses on participatory artists working with cultural and health partners within a social prescribing context.

Culturally Responsive Creative Health Delivery
Thursday 20 April 2023 – 09:30 – 12:00

How can health, creative health, and diverse community practitioners come together to enhance access to cultural activities that will support health, wellbeing, and engagement? Join this workshop to discuss approaches, challenges and possible solutions. Five bursary places available.

SPARK! - The future of music in criminal justice settings
Tuesday 9 May 2023, 12:00 - 16:30

Following on from their ThinkTank in November 2022, Britten Pears Arts discuss the future of music in criminal justice settings.

Southwark Culture Health and Wellbeing (SCHWeP) Partnership Spring Forum
Wednesday 10 May, 14:00 – 15:00

Members of SCHWeP meet to share latest news from across the network at this Spring forum in May.