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
- 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
- Mia Jeffrey, UWA
A/Prof Christina Davies
Project lead
Funding Partners
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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