dance – A New Vision for Mental Health

Expanding the social cure: a mixed-methods approach exploring the role of online group dance as support for young people (aged 16–24) living with anxiety

Author: Editorial 18th October 2023 0 Comments

This research article has been published by Frontiers. It begins: “There is an increased interest in whether online arts interventions support mental health and social connections. This study explored eight weeks of online group dance as support for young people (aged 16–24)…
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collaborative practice

anxiety, dance, dancing, online arts, social cure, social prescribing, young adults

Art, Music, Exercise, and More: What Are the Recommended Doses for Improving Mental Health?

Author: Editorial 13th December 2021 0 Comments

This article has been written by Amy Biancolli and published by Mad in America. It begins: “Those in the psychiatric profession are accustomed to talking about dose-response in terms of prescribed treatment — so many sessions per week, so many milligrams…
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a wellbeing society

Amy Biancolli, art, dance, exercise, gratitude, humor, humour, kindness, laughter, Mad in America, music, nature, reading, sleep, social integration, sunshine, wellbeing

Arts Enterprise with a Social Purpose

Author: Editorial 7th September 2018 0 Comments

Aesop Marketplace is like an online dating site. It matches health decision-makers with relevant arts in health programmes in an attractive and time-efficient way. The 24 programmes that they list can be filtered by NHS region and health topics. In relation to…
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collaborative practice

AESOP, art therapy, arts, Arts Enterprise with a Social Purpose, dance, drama, music, performance arts, reading