Arts funding from See Me: A programme which hopes to end mental health discrimination calls for Moray Artists to help tackle stigma around mental illness
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PEOPLE in Moray are being encouraged to tackle mental health stigma and discrimination through the arts.
The Anti-Stigma Arts Fund - operated by See Me, Scotland’s national programme to end mental health discrimination has now opened for the second year and is accepting applications from individuals, groups and organisations in Moray.
The group are encouraging proposals for arts projects in any medium that aim to tackle mental health stigma and discrimination, with grants of between £500 and £5,000 available to successful applicants.
Last year’s projects involved young people, members of a community affected by suicide, people with experience of mental health problems, transgender and non-binary people and Chinese students, exploring how the different groups experience mental health stigma and open up conversations around mental health.
Four films, one leaflet, one wellbeing pack and one comic book, a community questionnaire, a youth questionnaire, and a programme of therapeutic arts were produced through the fund.
Maeve Grindall, project officer for communities and priority groups at See Me, said: “Our first year of funding showed us the power of the arts and how creativity can tackle mental health stigma and discrimination.
“The groups involved were innovative and produced inspiring pieces that opened up the conversation on stigma, especially across a different range of communities and audiences.
“We’re excited to see what projects and ideas might come from our second year of funding, and placing a real emphasis on projects which aim to tackle mental health stigma and discrimination in the communities where it is most prevalent.”
The deadline to apply for a grant through the Anti-Stigma Arts Fund is midnight on Sunday, 6 November.
