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REPOSITORY FOR ARTS AND HEALTH RESOURCES

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This site is for anyone interested in the field of arts, wellness and wellbeing, but particularly academics and researchers; policy-makers in central and local regime; wellness and social care managers, and creative arts professionals engaged directly in using their artistic skills in healthcare and customs settings to support wellness and wellbeing.

The Repository for Arts and Heath Resource houses a range of 'greyness literature' and other resources not easily found on the primary websites dedicated to covering arts for wellness practice equally it has grown and diversified. At the heart of the Repository is an online, searchable database, housing over seven hundred documents that nautical chart the development of the Arts and Health move in the UK and internationally, from 1996 onwards. Most are straight available as free downloads and are accompanied by the relevant citations.

Particularly, it provides a chronological overview of the significant publications not captured by major enquiry databases, that accept documented and guided the development of the Arts and Health field in the United kingdom of great britain and northern ireland over the last 20 years. It does not include peer reviewed papers equally these are included in a range of other databases and repositories.

Information technology also has links to the central research centres and departments pivotal to the evolution and establishment of robust evaluation and research. These centres and departments have been concerned with building theoretical models and robust secure evidence to explicate and document the benefits that the arts can bring to health and wellbeing.

Testimonials

"Arts & Health South West is delighted to endorse the Repository for Arts and Wellness Resources.  It is an invaluable resource for the sector, making a wide range of grey literature available to practitioners working in the field, helping to build knowledge and understanding well-nigh good practise. Information technology is organised in a manner that is clearly accessible and easily navigated, enabling us to understand the development of the field over time."
Alex Coulter, Director of Arts & Wellness S West

Director 2021 – National Middle for Creative Wellness

"The Arts and Health Repository, which was adult in partnership with the RSPH Special Interest Group for Arts Health and Wellbeing , is an unique and invaluable resources for policy makers, researchers, public health professionals and arts organisations. For the first time it brings together a comprehensive collection of Arts and Health resources in the UK from the 1980's to the present day. The repository helps to consolidate the major gains in arts and wellness knowledge, makes them immediately available to a wide range of professionals and supports the case for embedding the arts in all wellness and wellbeing strategies."

Shirley Cramer CBE , Chief Executive (2013-2020) ,

Imperial Social club for Public Health

Supported by: Canterbury Christ Church University and the Oak Foundation

THE REPOSITORY

The Repository for Arts and Heath Resources is supported by Canterbury Christ Church Academy, in Kent, United kingdom of great britain and northern ireland. With funding from Oak Foundation, the Repository is maintained by Angus McLewin Associates for the Sidney De Haan Research Heart for Arts and Wellness, based inside the Faculty of Medicine, Health and Social Care, which is dedicated to delivering programmes of learning which support and enrich the health and wellbeing of students, practitioners and communities. The Sidney De Haan Research Eye for Arts and Health was founded in 2005, and named in memory of Sidney De Haan, founder of the Saga grouping of companies. The centre is is committed to researching the potential value of music, and other participative arts activities, in the promotion of wellbeing and health of individuals and communities.

SUBMISSION FORMS

We welcome your contributions to the Repository to help consolidate it as the 'Go To' place for all primal Grey Literature on the growth and development of the Arts and Health fields both here in the Uk and internationally. So if you have any key documents you recall should be added then please use the online Submission Form here and we expect forward to hearing from you.

FEEDBACK & SUGGESTIONS

We also welcome feedback on your use of the Repository every bit well equally suggestions for its development and improvement.

784+ REPOSITORY DOCUMENTS

20 YEARS OF DOCUMENTS MAPPED