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Parent Infant Art Therapy Group Delivery and Evaluation

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Description

Art Therapy groups for parents and infants at risk of attachment difficulties are being delivered using the Art at the Start model in a partnership between Dundee Contemporary Arts and NHS Tayside infant mental health team. University of Dundee are collaborators and support with design and evaluation.
Groups run in blocks of 10-12 weeks held in the DCA with referrals from health visitors and family nurses. DCA have Creative Scotland funding for the Art therapist's role based in the gallery, and an IMH team clinical psychologist co-facilitates the group and the team leader offers clinical supervision.
PeriodJan 2023 → Jan 2025
Degree of RecognitionRegional

UN SDGs

This activity contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
  2. SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
    SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities

Keywords

  • art therapy
  • infant mental health
  • attachments
  • perinatal mental health
  • infant voice
  • intervention
  • gallery

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