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Mobilising Community Assets to Tackle Health Inequalities
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Research programme bringing together academics, community organisations, health and care systems, and people with lived experience to explore the system change needed to support community-based approaches to health equity.

Funded by UKRI-AHRC
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ICYMI: Art4Us celebrated a year of achievements earlier this summer at an event held at Edge Hill University which gathered young people, academics and project partners. Catch up on the event on our blog ncch.org.uk/blog/mca-art...
National Centre for Creative Health
The National Centre for Creative Health will advance good practice and research, inform policy and promote collaboration, helping foster the conditions for creative health to be integral to health and...
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October 27, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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NCCH is delighted to be joining the MCA Team @mobcommassets.bsky.social on 13 Nov, 2- 3.30pm, for a webinar looking at the programme’s relevance & foresight in relation to the Government’s 10 Year Health plan & within the ever-evolving landscape of the healthcare system.Join us
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October 27, 2025 at 9:27 AM
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Committed to bringing about lasting systemic change in mental health and empowering local communities, The Abundance Project has developed a Theory of Change to ‘offer a counter-narrative: one that insists abundance is possible’. Find out more here ➡️ ncch.org.uk/blog/chartin...
National Centre for Creative Health
The National Centre for Creative Health will advance good practice and research, inform policy and promote collaboration, helping foster the conditions for creative health to be integral to health and...
ncch.org.uk
October 22, 2025 at 9:16 AM
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ICYMI: Read this thorough overview of the MCA’s workshop on creative planetary health in association with Dr Zoe Moula and Arts4Us, addressing the fundamental need for a creative health approach to ‘tackle the environmental, commercial and social determinants of health’. ncch.org.uk/blog/mca-cre...
National Centre for Creative Health
The National Centre for Creative Health will advance good practice and research, inform policy and promote collaboration, helping foster the conditions for creative health to be integral to health and...
ncch.org.uk
October 15, 2025 at 9:03 AM
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Creative Health-our latest Blackpool Discussion Forum included a great rendition of Hey Jude & an opportunity to hear about the work of Blackpool's diverse & talented community organisations
coastalcch.bristol.ac.uk/news/
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October 13, 2025 at 11:17 AM
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Watch our live scribe video by Liam Calllebout from our Weston-super-Mare community meeting last month. Plenty of discussion as you can see!
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October 10, 2025 at 9:42 AM
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New @mobcommassets.bsky.social Blog - Overview of the Abundance Project’s Theory of Change, connecting lived experience with theory & practice to cultivate equitable systemic change in mental health ncch.org.uk/blog/chartin...
Part of the MCA @ukri.org funded Programme, in p'ship w/ UCL & NCCH.
October 8, 2025 at 10:58 AM
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Spearheading an urgent investigation into the growing misuse of ketamine, Mobilising Community Assets & NCCH - along with Coastal Communities & Blackpool Researching Together - make a case for a ‘coordinated, multi-sector response’ to this increasingly devastating issue. ncch.org.uk/blog/ketamin...
National Centre for Creative Health
The National Centre for Creative Health will advance good practice and research, inform policy and promote collaboration, helping foster the conditions for creative health to be integral to health and...
ncch.org.uk
October 8, 2025 at 8:22 AM
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Evaluating Programmes & Creative Engagement Initiatives. Register for our Collaborative workshop exploring methods for evaluating creative engagement initiatives and participatory methods for evaluating programmes www.eventbrite.com/e/evaluating...
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September 30, 2025 at 10:47 AM
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A new report, which features Mobilising projects, published by the Creative Industries Council & Arts Council England highlights how creativity is improving the nation’s health & wellbeing - and saving the NHS money.
www.thecreativeindustries.co.uk/download-hub/health-wellbeing-forum-report
CIC Health & Wellbeing Forum 2025 Report - Download Hub: The Creative Industries
A cross sector group of experts advises greater use of innovative creative health approaches to help the UK meet long-term challenges. Download now in the Download Hub.
www.thecreativeindustries.co.uk
September 24, 2025 at 12:21 PM
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Interested in the connection between human health & planetary health? ncch.org.uk/blog/mca-cre.... A knowledge exchange event foregrounding Phase 3 @mobcommassets.bsky.social (MCA) projects’ took place in Spring 2025, MCA's Blog explores this event's key Q's around Creative Planetary Health.
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September 24, 2025 at 8:47 AM
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Join our online capacity building workshop, "Co-creating Services: Stakeholder Engagement from Design to Evaluation", Tue 16 Sep 1-3pm. Free registration here: lnkd.in/eTqe3Zth
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September 4, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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Creative Health Associates: The role of Creative Health Connectors
10 Sept 2025, 10:30am - 12pm, online.

Join us as we will present at a forthcoming @mobcommassets.bsky.social webinar exploring job roles that connect health systems with creative health

Register www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/creative-h...
August 14, 2025 at 9:12 AM
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Mobilising Community Assets to Tackle Health Inequalities (MCA) @mobcommassets.bsky.social is a Research Programme, coordinated by UCL & NCCH, UKRI funded. Each of the 12 projects have been holding events offering insights into the work. Discover more via MCA blogs ncch.org.uk/mobilising-c...
Image credits: James Mulkeen © darts from South Yorkshire Creative Health Conference 2025
July 30, 2025 at 10:42 AM
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NCCH is delighted to announce that Dr Jane Hearst joins our staff team as Research & Policy Manager from 1 Aug. Jane’s role is split between NCCH research & policy activities, & the @mobcommassets.bsky.social research programme at UCL.
Read more about Jane >> ncch.org.uk/news/new-res...
July 24, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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Read the latest blog on our website about the ripple effects of our project in the North West. Healthwatch Blackpool have witnessed significant changes in their daily work through being part of CC&CH
coastalcch.bristol.ac.uk/news/#ripple...
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News | Coastal Community & Creative Health
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July 14, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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Watch our capacity-building workshops "A changing landscape and the need for complexity-informed approaches" and "Trauma-informed practice: Tools, stories, and strategies for impact" coastalcch.bristol.ac.uk/capacity-bui...
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Capacity-building Workshops | Coastal Community & Creative Health
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July 16, 2025 at 9:39 AM
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Last week we had our annual in-person team meeting in Weston. Lovely to welcome colleagues from across sectors from Blackpool/the NW and Hastings/the SW and show them around Weston in the sunshine! Blog here
coastalcch.bristol.ac.uk/news/#WSM-me...
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July 17, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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Life in a Coastal Town: New exhibition explores mental health and community through art. Read about our exhibition opening next week at Weston Museum. coastalcch.bristol.ac.uk/press-releas...

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July 2, 2025 at 9:32 AM
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Eleanor Lockley's thought-provoking blog about advocacy for Creative Health investigates how to widen the reach of Creative Health, in Doncaster and beyond. Head over to the Creative Health Boards' website to have a read -
creativehealthboards.org.uk/advocacy-for...
Advocacy for Creative Health - Creative Health Boards
Eleanor Lockley, Researcher at Sheffield Hallam University, writes about the ideas and issues surrounding advocacy for Creative Health, and investigates ways of reaching out beyond those already invol...
creativehealthboards.org.uk
June 2, 2025 at 8:35 AM
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As part of our project, we are running creative workshops supporting mental health in our 3 focus areas: young people’s mental health, substance use, serious illness and bereavement.

Read more coastalcch.bristol.ac.uk/project-acti...

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May 16, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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NCCH Research & Policy Manager
FT/fixed term, £42,000 p/a, home-based (some travel required)
We're looking for a dynamic Research & Policy Manager to contribute to NCCH activities, & work with the UCL research team on our partner project @mobcommassets.bsky.social
Info ncch.org.uk/news/ncch-re...
May 23, 2025 at 10:48 AM
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This week is Mental Health Awareness week. The CC&CH project aims to generate evidence and resources to improve mental health in our focus areas by enhancing and widening access to community assets. Read more coastalcch.bristol.ac.uk
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May 13, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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Our NCCH Programme Manager will be speaking at the Creative Dementia Conference on Thurs 3 June in Bristol, hosted by Creative Dementia Arts Network & Dementia Community. Helping set the scene for Creative Health: the context for Creative Dementia.
journalofdementiacare.co.uk/one-day-conf...
May 1, 2025 at 10:09 AM
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Read about our second discussion forum and World Cafe held in Weston-super-Mare last month
coastalcch.bristol.ac.uk/news/#WsMDis...
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May 6, 2025 at 9:48 AM