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Catch Me Before I Fall

‘Catch Me Before I Fall’ – sometimes known as ‘The Great Project’ – was developed by Walsall Council Creative Development Team to encourage people with a learning disability to become regular users of existing leisure services in Walsall.

‘Catch Me Before I Fall’ was financed by a Communities For Health (Public Health) fund and the Creative Development Team worked in partnership with Walsall Learning Disability Partnership Board and third sector organisation Mencap to deliver the project.

‘Is this what you want?’ Domestic Abuse Film

‘Is this what you want?’ is a thought provoking psychological drama which explores and raises awareness around domestic abuse and healthy and unhealthy relationships. The participatory film project engaged local young people in the consultation and film making process who through creative workshops developed helped develop the storyline for the film.

Signs, Symptoms and Screening!

NHS Dudley Public Health in partnership with Walsall Council Creative Development Team are currently delivering a creative arts and health project that will raise awareness to the signs and symptoms for cervical, breast and bowel cancer to encourage people to seek help sooner and to access local screening services.

World Diabetes Day 2010

Walsall Arts into Health were invited to suggest a menu of potential activities for an event in Sandwell on World Diabetes Day 2010.

‘My.Space’ Acorns Children’s Hospice

…providing the time, space and support for meaningful creative expression and sensory arts experiences for children and young people at Acorns Children’s Hospice

Open Spaces; Open Places

Delivery of a arts, health and environmental participatory project which engages young adults with autism and learning difficulties to access a range of opportunities that promotes participation in creative arts processes, appreciation and experience of the outdoor natural environment and enhancing physical and emotional health and well-being.

Feeling Good!

Creative arts sessions have focused on exploring and raising awareness to positive mental health and wellbeing and signposting to local support services, as well as developing appropriate and accessible health awareness resources through extensive consultation with children and young people.

Health, Wealth and Happiness – Smoking in Pregnancy project

NHS Walsall Lifestyle Services teamed up with Walsall Council Creative Development Team (WCDT) to find out if other ways of promoting / offering the NHS Walsall Smoking in Pregnancy service would be attractive to those who are choosing not to access.

One Call For All- Lifestyle Link

A social marketing project to increase the uptake of Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust Lifestyle Services through the promotion of the new ‘One Call for All’ single phone line and online booking system. The Creative Development Team worked in collaboration with Blue and White Creative to deliver the project which involved research and creative consultation to inform the development of new promotional resources and media campaigns.

Goscote Monumental Arts Project

With funding from NHS Walsall and Arts Council England West Midlands a participatory arts project has been commissioned to lead on community engagement within the build process of the new Walsall hospice in Goscote, resulting in the design and installation of bespoke pieces of public art work within the grounds and building of the centre.

Map my Journey

Map my Journey encouraged service users of NHS Walsall Lifestyle Services to reflect and share their experiences of the services they have come in contact with. A two day event was facilitated which allowed participants to take a journey through a series of interactive stands and ‘checkpoints’.

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