The Gr@ndHealthy Living Centre

26 King Street, Gravesend, Kent DA12 2DU01474 320123

hello@thegrand.org.uk

Overview

• What is Gifted Young Gravesham (GYG)• What the aims and objectives are• How these will be achieved• How will we measure the outcomes

Arts Council England (2007): Arts, health and well-being: A strategy for partnership

‘..the arts play a hugely valuable role in engaging excluded or hard-to-reach groups or communities who

may not respond to traditional methods of health promotion … The positive impact on children and

young people’s health and wellbeing must be added to the widely recognised impacts on learning and

development experienced through participation in arts activities”..

• 6th event since 2008 concept came from Young people

• Over 700 young people have taken part in this showcase since 2008 by either performing/being a part of the organisation committee/Tech team/ Film crew or compering.

• Over 130 young people went to Pineapple dance studios and

received professional coaching and careers advice from west end performers. 

• All young people received Recorded and Accredited Outcomes

• The Woodville on Friday 27 November.

• 9 auditions in schools and Northfleet Youth Centre (NYC)

• Over 100 young people performing • 4 young Film Crew –(NYC)• 5 Tech crew from St Georges School• Youth Council-7• H4U- 10 • Both 7

AIM

Raise awareness of mental health and wellbeing and reduce stigma

Objectives• Every person involved in GYG has a better

understanding of mental health by the end of the event- Everyone has mental health

• Promote the 6 ways to wellbeing (WOW) to provide practical ways that people look after their wellbeing

• Encourage people to ask for help if they need it• Raise money to provide an additional active

listening service for young people

ASKA Acknowledge: We all have mental health

S Signpost & Support

K Keep talking

How will the Aims and Objective be achieved?

• Messages on the screen behind performers• Every audience member given information about 6

Ways to Wellbeing• Mind have a stall in spotlights on the night• Information in the programme about the 6 WoW and

short film to be shown during the show• The GYG committee have also created a short film

about mental health to be shown during the show• Mental Health Workshop- Saturday 23rd January 10-12

in Council Chamber.

Measuring

• All young people involved will be working towards a bronze Arts Award

• Audience members will be asked what mental health is on their way into the show and on the way out to compare responses

Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale (WEMWBS)

• scale for assessing positive mental health (mental well-being).

• All performers have completed a form at the start or the project and they will complete another at the end

• Audience members will complete a short version of the form at the beginning and end.

Outcomes

• Bronze Arts Award• Warrick Edinburgh at start of project and end

for all young people involved• Warrick Edinburgh at start and end of event.