Arts Minds Leeds - Visual Arts Award Winners

We received our Visual Arts Award from the Arts and Minds network today. Thanks for paying us a visit!

3 new films for Scarborough CAMHS

These are 3 films we've just completed with some brilliant young people who contributed their experiences and understanding as well as creative and technical skills, to make some really powerful films. They were made for Scarborough CAMHS (Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service) and TEWV NHS foundation trust, see them on their website here.

The films all feature genuine experiences and voices of young people who have used CAMHS, with a lighter tone than most mental health films, and an emphasis on recovery.

Psychosis - Steps to Recovery

A short film made by people who have experienced psychosis. This film illustrates some of the different aspects to psychosis that they and their families went through. It also seeks to show that anyone could be affected by psychosis at some point in their lives, but that there is help available. Made with www.commlinks.co.uk

"This has been a fantastic and rewarding experience for everyone that has taken part. We devised a plan of what we wanted to do, were supported developing those ideas and given the tools and guidance to make the animation. It's given us a wonderful film which will raise awareness about psychosis and the challenges that can be experienced. Everyone who took part in this work has been given a sense of ownership of their service, valuable work experience and also had a great time! The film was used at our launch event and will continue to be used within the service and online."

Chris Rose, Support, Time & Recovery Worker, Community Links York Early Intervention Team

Feeling Down?

Many of us will experience low mood or depression at some point in life. This is a lively and creative film containing lots of simple and effective practical advice for getting through it. Created with a group of young people affected by low mood and alongside our local CAMHS service, we hope this will be of great help to anyone feeling down. Part funded by the NHS International Nurses Day Initiative 2012.