Art Thou Well CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY, ARTS & HEALTH, CHILD & FAMILY MENTAL HEALTH What has the pandemic brought into sharper focus for arts and health? BY KATHERINE TAYLOR AATA and VIBE friend Katherine Taylor lives in Lancaster and works in Lancaster & Morecambe CAMHS as a senior clinical psychologist, and across Greater Manchester managing the new Arts, Culture and Mental Health programme with GM #THRIVE, part of the national transformation of children's services. This blog be

There are many fine examples of how creativity can help people become more resilient to the challenges presented by poor mental health. Challenges that appear to be more prevalent, also better recognised, across the UK. Challenges that are being exacerbated by the social isolation and uncertainty brought about by the current pandemic with increasing anxiety about the path back to whatever 'normal' becomes. The Office for National Statistics estimates that even in ‘norma’l tim