Art Connects Mental Health: A Time to Breathe Erasmus Project

Project Title

Art Connects Mental Health: A Time to Breathe

Project Key Action

This project related with these key action: Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices

Project Action Type

This project related with this action type : Strategic Partnerships for youth

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2020

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: ICT – new technologies – digital competences; New innovative curricula/educational methods/development of training courses; Health and wellbeing

Project Summary

A Time to Breathe – Development of a model or blueprint for a European wide Creative Arts for Health and Well-Being Hub operating as an online platform and new learning resource centre that provides curriculums, training resources, and a video game for youth all using creative processes to promote education, training and awareness raising in relation to positive mental health and emotional well-being, to overcome stress and anxiety and to build resilience across Europe, strengthening links across Europe in relation to the arts, education and positive mental health and well-being with and by. young people.

Arising out of the recent Coronavirus pandemic there is firstly a need to provide direct education and training in relation to the promotion of positive mental health and well-being with a specific focus on three areas (1) handling stress (2) overcoming anxiety and (3) building resilience and well-being. Secondly there is a real need to ensure that the education and training is available both face-to-face and online. A Time to Breathe is a European wide two-year transnational partnership project that brings together 6 organisations who will create a sustainable partnership and share their expertise of using the arts to promote positive mental health and well-being with youth. The expertise will be shared in order to create a blue print or model of practice for a new Europe wide Creative Arts for Health and Well-Being hub (an online interactive platform and learning resource centre).

The overall aim is to provide education, training and awareness-raising at national and European levels using creative processes to promote positive mental health and emotional wellbeing with youth. This is done by creating a model or template for the establishment of the Europe-wide Creative Arts for Health and Well-Being hub for youth, that uses creativity to promote education, training and awareness raising in relation to positive mental health and emotional well-being at national and European levels.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 259220 Eur

Project Coordinator

SMASHING TIMES THEATRE COMPANY LIMITED & Country: IE

Project Partners

• EURORESO
• EVROPAIKO KENTRO KATARTISIS GIA TIN APASCHOLISI ANONYMI EKPAIDEFTIKI ETAIREIA
• Mirovna grupa mladih Dunav
• FUNDACION INTRAS
• ENTE ACLI ISTRUZIONE PROFESSIONALE PIEMONTE