nesa

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nesa

• Arts Health

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nesa Arts Health Projects

• My Time, My Space
• Over to You
• Creative Links
• MOSAIC
• Fit for Life
• Transitions
• Dads Art Group

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nesas work with Postnatal Depression

• My Time, My Space OFFERS
• Personal space
• Non-pressured creative activity
• Quality/trustworthy childcare
• Experienced artist
• Health Visitor support

• My Time, My Space
• CREATES
• Reduced isolation
• Increased confidence
• Increased self worth
• Fun
• Time for Me
• New creative skills
• Future ideas

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Evaluation

• We evaluated every short course initially with
  the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS).
• Over 80 participants showed a decrease in their
  EPDS scores after taking part.
• A review of our evaluation process took place
  during 2006 to capture the success of the project
  and review our approach.
• An experienced arts evaluator, Annabel Jackson,
  was engaged to run a session for all project
  partners to find clarity in the aims, indicators
  and outcomes and how to measure them. An article
  about this process was published in NIMHE Nov 06
  edition.
• A new evaluation scale for benefits felt has been
  devised and is now being trialled.
• We are working towards being able to track women
  long-term and gauge the projects legacy through
  a University research partnership.

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Progression Routes

• nesa consistently provides progression strategies
  for all its projects participants, across all
  areas of influence
• nesa continues to provide support and advice
  through their Arts Health Development Worker
  and supports the formation and growth of
  self-funded progression groups from nesas Arts
  Health projects
• MTMS participants feed into nesas neighbourhood
  arts projects, mainstream arts education
  provision as well as being supported to set up
  their own progression support groups such as
  Out of the Blue and Blossom

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Over to You

• Out of the Blue was constituted in 2005 and
  Blossom was constituted in 2006.
• Out of the Blue and Blossom are funded through
  grant applications made by their management
  committees.
• nesa supports Out of the Blue Blossom via
  regular meetings for advice and signposts
  opportunities and shares information via email.
• Progression Groups from MTMS currently cover the
  Norton Radstock and Keynsham areas. nesa is
  supporting a group to start in the Bath area
• nesa supports these groups by offering
  opportunities to get involved in regional
  cultural events Peoples Show 2006 at the
  Victoria Art Gallery, Bath with Out of the Blue.

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Peoples Show 2006

• Raised profile of nesa
• Raised profile of OOTB
• Raised awareness of Postnatal Depression
• Contributed to nesas exhibition policy
• Contributed to nesas commitment to provide
  viable progression routes to project participants
• Over 16,000 people saw the exhibition

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MTMS Toolkit

• nesa are producing a project toolkit DVD to
• Document the success of the project
• Share best practice with both Arts and Health
  practitioners
• Enable growth of the project across the SW
  region/UK
• Raise the public profile of Arts Health
  initiatives