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Community Builder Training

Join us for a free two-part online course in partnership with Protection Approaches, exploring what works in building more inclusive, connected and equitable communities. Flourishing Lives, the Flourishing Lives Advisory Group (FLAG) and Protection Approaches invite you to our free two-part online training providing practical support for services working with older people and in community settings. The expert-led session

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Active Bystander Training

Join us for a free online workshop in partnership with Protection Approaches, exploring what to do if you witness identity-based harassment or violence. Flourishing Lives, the Flourishing Lives Advisory Group (FLAG) and Protection Approaches invite you to our free online workshop providing practical support for services working with older people and in community settings.  This

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‘Flourishing Lives: Reflective Practice Groups’ Report

Today we launch our new report, ‘Flourishing Lives: Reflective Practice Groups‘, which outlines the benefits of Reflective Practice support for artists and arts organisations working in mental health and wellbeing settings. The report by Nicola Naismith follows a 6 month research project, funded by The Baring Foundation, which provided free Reflective Practice Group support sessions

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‘Reflective Practice Support in Arts & Wellbeing’

Interested in finding out more about what Reflective Practice Groups are, how they work and the benefits they can bring for artists and arts organisations working in mental health contexts? Join our free online launch event, discussing key findings and recommendations from our new report by Nicola Naismith, ‘Flourishing Lives: Reflective Practice Groups’, which will

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Grammy Award Winner Teams with International Coalition on Musical Invitation to Reimagine Dementia

Recognizing the power of the arts for social change, Reimagining Dementia: A Creative Coalition for Justice has teamed with two-time Grammy Award winning musician Simon Law to create an original song, “Let’s Reimagine” as part of a global campaign that launches January 27. The song features people living with dementia as soloists, chorus members and

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Reflective Practice support for artists working in mental health contexts

We are delighted to announce that The Baring Foundation has awarded Flourishing Lives funding to conduct a six month research project into Reflective Practice support for artists working in mental health contexts. Flourishing Lives has developed a strong track record over the last three years of providing practitioner care and reflective practice support for artists and arts

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Flourishing Lives Launches as Independent Charity

We are delighted to announce that Flourishing Lives has officially been established as an independent Charitable Incorporated Organisation. After five fantastic years operating as a project under the governance of the Claremont Project in Islington, Flourishing Lives is now an independent charity (registered charity no. 1195193). We are immensely grateful to the Claremont Project’s CEO, Lucien-Paul Stanfield,

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