Who can attend?
We welcome anyone living in Croydon over the age of 18 who has lived experience of mental health conditions. All levels of creative skill and artistic ability are welcome. Are workshops are Free to attend.
Connecting with Nature
Connecting with nature and being outdoors can positively impact our mental health and wellbeing. Join us this Autumn at the Norwood Lakes as we creatively connect with nature at our Reachout Create Project. Choose from a range of creative activities based both indoors at the Waterside Centre and outside by the lake.
Refreshments and Lunch are provided. Join us during for an hour of campaign activities during lunch.
Creative activities you can expect:
- Nature photography
- Print-making
- Collage
- Campaigns activity
About the Reachout Create Project
Our mental health Croydon community has shared with us that some people find it easier to tell their stories of lived experience in creative ways. We've decided to provide a series of free online and in-person creative sessions and workshops over the next two years. Our future workshops will include creative writing, photography, zine and banner-making, drawing and more. These will be run by artists with lived experience. With your consent the work that you create in these workshops will be used as training materials as part of our ‘ReachOut Challenge project’ which is our anti-stigma and mental health awareness campaign. The Hear Us Reachout Create project is possible thanks to funding from the London Community Foundation through the Adobe Fund.
About Hear Us
Hear Us is Croydon’s Mental Health service user group. We are your voice in mental health. Our purpose is to promote, educate, communicate and empower, for the benefit of people affected by mental health issues. Our organisation is 100% service user run. We are launching new creative workshops led by lived experience artists. We run a range of other projects including peer support, welfare and benefit advice, campaigning and an Open Forum. To find out more about what we do, visit our website.
