Further Reading

Practical guides

Explore Yourself Through Art by Vicky Barber

Writing Well by Deborah Philips, Liz Linington and Debra Penman

The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron

The Creative Connection: Expressive Arts as Healing by Natalie Rogers

Art Is A Way Of Knowing by Pat Allen

Theoretical Background

Sefton Arts & Health Pilot Report (click here to download document in PDF format)

Art Heals: How Creativity Cures The Soul by Shaun McNiff

Art-Based Research by Shaun McNiff

Useful Links

What's on?

www.seftonarts.co.uk
Arts events in Sefton

www.artinliverpool.com
Arts events across the region

Resources on Arts & Health

www.artscouncil.org.uk
Arts Council England. A number of free publications pertaining to arts and health are available on the website. The easiest way to find them is to do a search under ‘publications’.

www.kingsfund.org.uk
The King’s Fund is an independent charity working for better health. Their library catalogue is accessible via the web and features numerous publications on arts and health, some of which can be downloaded for free.

www.nnah.org.uk
National Network for the Arts in Health.

www.baat.org
British Association of Art Therapists.

www.nwph.net/arts/pages/user_index_new.aspx
Arts and Health Project Database.

Resources on Mental Health

www.imaginementalhealth.org.uk

www.mentalhealth.org.uk

www.mind.org.uk

www.benzo.org.uk