Unique project helps young people express feelings through art
The following information is from Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust.
Patients from Scarborough, Whitby and Ryedale Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) developed the artwork during in-clinic and community sessions.
Now the unique collection of pictures has gone on show at Scarborough Library – with a special event held on World Mental Health Day to launch the display.
“Art has a positive effect on mental health. It can improve mood and reduce stress and anxiety,” said CAMHS community support worker Lisa Humphrey.
“We are always looking at ways of supporting patients to talk about their experiences of mental health and wanted to offer art sessions to help them express themselves.
“Some of our young people can’t always verbalise their thoughts, but through painting and drawing they can tell us how they are feeling.
“Art is a way of empowering them.”
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