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| nesa is lead partner in Creative Links - a multi-agency project between City of Bath College, Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership (NHS Trust), Rethink, Bath & North East Somerset (BANES) Social and Housing Services and MIND. |
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This long-term partnership project delivers a progressive staged involvement to arts workshops for local people with enduring mental health challenges, providing:
- progressive arts learning experiences for people with mental health needs
- support to move from discreet provision within the safe and known environment of mental health care settings to participation in arts projects and courses located in local colleges, arts and community venues
- opportunities to learn new skills, giving the participants confidence and self-esteem
- stimulating social interaction promoting independence and improving the quality of life of the participants
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| "We would all like to continue with this course as there is still so much to learn and enjoy" - creative links participant |
| "A real sense of achievement, a great sense of community" - creative links participant |
| "This project has been significant in helping to modernise mental health day services." - Ron Bevan, BANES Mental Health Rehabilitation Service |
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