D EVELOPING WELLBEING THROUGH CULTURAL ENGAGEMENT Improving wellbeing Aim: To help children and young people build resilience and enhance their sense of wellbeing*, through high quality cultural experiences. Be Well Our Future City will develop a new programme called ‘Be Well’ which will focus on creative activities to improve wellbeing. Through creative and cultural activities ‘Be Well’ will: •
Approach OFC will achieve this by:
support the development of good relationships
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co-development
between friends, family and community
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building strong links between cultural, education and health
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create a safe space in which to explore difficult or challenging thoughts and feelings
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sectors •
evaluation
offer training and create new networks for practitioners to develop ways to support young
developing shared approaches to
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demonstrating collective impact
people’s wellbeing and mental health •
provide opportunities to develop creative skills and healthy coping strategies, to enhance wellbeing
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promote good mental health for all children and young people
‘Be Well’ will be offered to schools and other youth and community settings in the city, aiming to reach a minimum of 140 young people in the first year and engaging with up to 720 young people over a 3-year period * Wellbeing can be defined as a positive state of mind and body, feeling safe and able to cope, with a sense of connection with people, communities and the wider environment.
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