The LENs is a network of people who believe in the benefits of creative and cultural engagement to individual and collective wellbeing.

United Kingdom
Joined October 2018
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CALLING PGR STUDENTS: IMPACT: Reflect + Respond @CartwheelArts Conference Research Presentation Call Out 📢 We are looking for submissions on current research around participatory arts practice, creative research methods and evaluation #CreativeHealth 👉docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
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Lived Experience Network retweeted
Have you experienced #ForcedMigration , are you passionate about your #heritage crafts? and live in #ROCHDALE Then come and train with us! cartwheelarts.org.uk/article… with @CartwheelArts
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Lived Experience Network retweeted
The Culture, Health and Wellbeing Alliance and London Arts and Health are offering a paid opportunity for Black History Month 2024 which invites responses to the theme for this year: 'Reclaiming Narratives.' To know more and submit your pitch, visit: londonartsandhealth.org.uk/s…
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Interested in the intersection between Public Health & #CreativeHealth? Join us on the 4 Sept in Leicester! Featuring: Directors of Public Health from our Champions Network; & Academics discussing a #Midlands Creative Health Research Network eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-place…
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Do you engage people and communities in your work and want to explore how you pay for involvement? Co-create's second free Learning Lunch, "Paying participants for involvement – what differences can it make?" is on August 15th at 12.30. Find out more at wearecocreate.com/what-we-do…
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Lived Experience Network retweeted
*New event* Creative Health Research Symposium 27 June 2024 - University of Manchester This one-day symposium aims to bring together people interested in creative health research and its broader intersection with practice and policy. eventbrite.co.uk/e/creative-… #creativehealth
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Lived Experience Network retweeted
Also just out: Mobilising community assets to tackle health inequalities - A Case Studies Synthesis and Review: ncch.org.uk/uploads/MCA-Case… from @MobCommAssets @ucl @TheNCCH @WhatWorksWB @leedsbeckett funded by @UKRI_News @ahrcpress @BBSRC @ESRC @The_MRC @NERCscience
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Lived Experience Network retweeted
Just out, our interim report from @MobCommAssets @ucl @TheNCCH ‘Working with communities to reduce health inequalities’ ncch.org.uk/uploads/MCA-Inte… Funded by @UKRI_News @ahrcpress @NERCscience @The_MRC @ESRC @BBSRC #MobilisingCommunities #HealthInequalities
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A big thank you to our brilliant @MobCommAssets @UKRI_News @ahrcpress projects for sharing your insights & learning at our first knowledge sharing event. So inspiring! Thanks to wonderful partners: @TheNCCH @JamesCSanderson @Pers_Care #MobilisingCommunities #HealthInequalities – at Islington, London
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The #CreativeHealthReview looks at how to spread, scale & support creative health work! The Review's Implementing Creative Health Chapter discusses key themes incl. Cost & Value; Workforce Training & Development; Leadership & Strategy Download the extract ncch.org.uk/implementing-cre…
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Lived Experience Network retweeted
Looking forward to connecting up on here with colleagues supporting #CreativeHealth @Baring_Found @ArtsHealthSW @CHWAlliance @LivedNetwork @NASPTweets @valuingculture
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📢Course: Lens of Lived Experience 🗓️Starts Sept 11 + runs 6 weeks My photog & lived experience course has 2 places left: ~ explore history of lived exp ~ learn about other photos exploring personal stories ~ consider ethics of storytelling & much more! artsandhealthhub.org/events/…
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Are you an experienced leader, who would like the opportunity to help shape Creative Health in the UK? We're looking for a Deputy Chair to support the work of our Chair and our passionate Trustee Board! Find out more ncch.org.uk/news/trustee-adv… Deadline 22 Sept 2023
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Lived Experience Network retweeted
🎤Have you completed our annual survey yet? We would really appreciate your time to provide any feedback on resources, information and events produced by us over the last year. This will be help us to further improve and tailor our offers of support for the sector – at London, England
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Lived Experience Network retweeted
Does you work interact with the Creative Health sector in any way, large or small? If so, my July newsletter is a must read. 15 months' in the making, find out how to apply the Creative Health Quality Framework to your practice. 📮 buff.ly/43QaEyc
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Lived Experience Network retweeted
Since 2009 I've kept a regular blog connected to the North West Arts & Health Network. I've posted less & less on the blog recently, so it's a bit of an archive. Here’s my final posting. Thanks for all the friendship & comments over the years - Clive artsforhealthmmu.blogspot.co…
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The Gov has announced its plans for a Major Conditions Strategy. Our jointly submitted response w/ @CHWAlliance & @LivedNetwork highlighted evidence demonstrating how creative health can help prevent, treat, & support people living with these conditions. ncch.org.uk/news/ncch-respon…
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