Good Arts Good Mental Health
In collaboration with multi-sector partners, this project aims to create an evidence based, arts-mental health campaign, dose-response message, programs, and provide multi-sector professional development to positively impact community arts engagement and mental wellbeing.
Why is this project important?
- To improve the mental wellbeing of Australians by communicating the value of the arts as a health promotion strategy
- To build strategic and long-lasting cross sector collaboration
- To optimise understanding of the arts-mental health relationship
Meet the Team
- A/Prof Christina Davies, UWA
- Dr Melanie Pescud, UWA
- Prof Rhonda Clifford, UWA
- A/Prof Mia Jeffrey, UWA
- Prof Sonya Girdler, Curtin & UWA
- A/Prof Melissa Stoneham, Curtin
- A/Prof Peter Wright, Murdoch
- Dr Richard McGrath, UniSA
- Prof Loretta Baldassar, ECU
- E/Prof Stephen Clift, CCCU
- A/Prof Claire Hooker, University of Sydney
- Dr Terri Pikora, UWA
A/Prof Christina Davies
Project lead
Funding Partners
This work is supported by the Western Australian Future Health Research and Innovation Fund, which is an initiative of the Western Australian State Government.
Project Partners
- WA State Government (FHRIF)
- The Ian Potter Foundation
- Minderoo Foundation
- WA DLGSC-Culture & the Arts
- CircuitWest
- St John of God Health Care
- Chamber of Arts & Culture
- Community Arts Network
- Art Gallery of WA
- Barking Gecko Theatre
- Perth Festival
- Mandurah Performing Arts
- Globe Town Project
- Sensorium Theatre
- Arts Margaret River
- Australia Council for the Arts
- WA Department of Health
- Mental Health Commission
- VicHealth
- Neami National
- A New Approach
- Blue Tree Project
- MyLocalMind
- SA Circus Centre
- Deborah Pearson Consulting
- WA Arts-Health Consortium
- NSW&ACT Arts-Health Network
- QLD Arts-Health Network
- City of Stirling
- Town of Victoria Park