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Younger People with Dementia programme

Project title

Younger People with Dementia programme

Description of initiative

Arts and Minds is an arts and mental health charity, established in 2007 and based in Cambridgeshire. The charity is linked to Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Foundation NHS Trust and the former Cambridgeshire PCT. Arts and Minds delivers programmes for people with mental health issues and/or learning difficulties.
The Younger People with Dementia programme provides a safe and therapeutic environment for participants diagnosed with dementia early in life. Sessions allow attendees to show ability and enjoy success within a safe and social setting, experience handling clay and be guided and supported to make objects which will then be glazed and professionally fired.

Further information on the initiative

Themes: Culture and...

Individual well-being
Community well-being
Mental health
Quality of social relations

Keywords

dementia, young people, crafts, safety

Target group

Youth

Cultural field

Crafts

Results, benefits, impact and lessons learnt

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Organizer(s)

Arts and Minds
United Kingdom
NGO / Non-profit | Culture