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Fresh Young Artists was devised for young people aged 13-18 years old. Alongside this they run their regular Fresh Little Minds mental health and resilience programme which involves thoughtful, fun and stimulating activities for children aged between 4 and 12. Both interventions are creative, trauma informed educational processes that support children and young people understand their lives, develop an understanding of how and why they are who they are, and learn skills and strategies for developing resilience, cultivating a growth mindset whilst developing and celebrating individual character strengths. Participants work with a professional artist and mental health facilitator to engage with mental health themes in a collaborative creative process, giving young people a high level of personal expression.
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Data from surveys and interviews with participants showed the following impact on participants in the programme:
– reduced stress and tension level
– increased confidence around self-expression
– reported positive impact on self-confidence and self-belief
– increase in awareness of the factors that contribute to poor mental health feelings
– increase in coping skills
– knowledge of where to seek support for emotional distress or mental health
– increased understanding of the importance of cultivating positive feelings and increased likelihood of talking about feelings
– increases in friendship
– increased positive attitude to engaging with creative arts and mental health programmes in the future